AKG DVD Audio/Video Player DVD 31
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1. pression technique developed by the Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation supporting 5 1 channel surround sound as well as stereo 2 channel sound this tech nique enables a large quantity of sound data to be efficiently recorded on a disc E Linear PCM is a signal recording format used in CDs While CDs are recorded in 44 1 kHz 16 bit DVDs are recorded in 48 kHz 16 bit up to 96 kHz 24 bit E If you have a Dolby Pro Logic Surround decoder connected to the DVD s analog AUDIO OUT connectors thanks to the Downmix function of the DVD you will obtain the full benefit of Pro Logic from the same DVD movies that provide full 5 1 chan nel Dolby Digital soundtracks as well as from itles encoded with Dolby Surround E The DVD is designed to digitally output 96 kHz PCM audio with a 96 kHz sampling ate However some 96 kHz DVD s may include copy protection codes that do not permit digital output For full 96 kHz fidelity rom these discs use the analog outputs of he DVD IMPORTANT If your surround processor D A converter does not support 96 kHz PCM audio you must use the DVD analog outputs for full 96 kHz fidelity with these discs Caution for the optical coaxial digital audio outputs E When connecting an amplifier with an optical coaxial digital input which does not contain a Dolby Digital AC 3 or DTS decoder be sure to select PCM as initial setting in the Digital Output menu2. Some DVD Audio discs contain both DVD Audio and DVD Video information If such a disc is inserted the Player Menu will show two addi tional submenus on the left of your screen Selecting the DVD Audio icon will play back the DVD Audio part of the disc selecting the DVD Video icon will play back the DVD Video part of the disc PLAYER MENU 21 DVD Language Codes The availability of specific languages for the main audio track or subtitles is dependent on the choices made by a disc s producer You should always consult the disc s jacket for information on languages for any disc In the case of some languages you may be required to enter a code from the list below to access that language Language Code Language Code Language Code Abkhazian 6566 Hungarian 7285 Russian 8285 Afar 6565 Icelandic 7383 Samoan 8377 Afrikaans 6570 Indonesian 7378 Sangho 8371 Albanian 8381 Interlingua 7365 Sanskrit 8365 Ameharic 6577 Interlingue 7369 Scots Gaelic 7168 Arabic 6582 lunpiak 7375 Serbian 8382 Armenian 7289 Irish 7165 Servo Groatian 8372 Assamese 6583 Italian 7384 Sesotho 8384 Aymara 6588 Japanese 7465 Setswana 8478 Azerbaijani 6590 Javanese 7487 Shona 8378 Bashkir 6665 Kannada 7578 Sindhi 8368 Basque 6985 Kashmiri 7583 Singhalese 8373 Bengali Bangla 6678 Kazakh 7575 Siswati 8383 Bhutani 6890 Kinyarwanda 8287 Slovak 8375 Bihari 6672 Kirghiz 7589 Slovenian 8376 Bislama 6673 Kirundi 8278 Somali 8379 Breton 6682 Korean 7579 Spanish
3. e Parental lock settings to prevent play of discs unsuitable for some audiences DVD only e Intuitive menu operating system e 4 step Zoom during play and pause e Backlit ergonomically designed remote control Future software upgrades accessible via Internet See information below The number of languages recorded depends on the software Compatible with CD as well as DVD e The DVD 31 will play any conventional Audio CD or recordable CD R or erasable CD CD RW MP3 WMA v8 or any VCD or DVD Audio Video with the region code 0 or 2 Disc formats supported by this player The unit can play the following disc formats 8 cm and 12 cm size e DVD AUDIO e DVD e DVD R e DVD RW e DVD R e DVD RW e CD e CD R e CD RW e VCD e S VCD NOTE Due to differences in the format of certain discs it is possible that some discs may include a mix of features that are not compatible with the DVD Similarly although the DVD is capable of a wide range of features not all discs include every capability of the DVD system For example although the DVD is compatible with multi angle discs that feature is only possible when the disc is specially encoded for multiple angle play In addition the DVD is capable of playing back both Dolby Digital and DTS sound tracks but the number and types of tracks avail able will vary from disc to disc To make certain that a specific feature or soundtrack option is available
4. please check the options noted on the disc jacket Playback capability for CD R CD RW WMA JPEG MP3 VCD SVCD DVD R DVD R DVD RW and DVD RW discs may vary due to variations in the quality of the disc and the recorder used to create the disc Upgradeability via Internet The firmware controlling the functionality of the Harman Kardon DVD is fully upgradeable In the event of future improvements to its operations and features it will be possible to download firmware upgrades from www harmankardon com International All you have to do is create a CD R with the data and insert it in the DVD for an automatic upgrade Packing List 1 Harman Kardon DVD Player 1 Remote control 2 AA batteries 1 A V cable for stereo analog audio and composite video 1 S Video cable 1 remote extension cable 1 owner s manual FEATURES 5 Front Panel Controls Main Information Display E Play EJ Power On Off Standby H Pause EJ Eject fd Stop EX Main Information Display This display delivers messages and status indications to help you operate the DVD player EJ Power On Off Standby Press the button once to turn the DVD player on press it again to put the unit in the Standby mode EJ Eject Press this button to open or close the Disc Tray EX Play Press to initiate playback or to resume playback after Pause has been pressed 6 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS Skip Search Previous EJ Skip Se
5. Disc formats 5 inch 12 cm or 3 inch 8 cm DVD Audio and Video Standard conforming DVD RW DVD R DVD R and DVD RW VCD CD CD R MP3 WMA JPEG or CD RW discs Regio code DVD Movie disc with Code 2 or 0 only DVD Layers Single Side Single Layer Single Side Dual Layer Dual Side Single Layer Dual Side Dual Layer Audio formats DVD Audio Linear PCM MPEG MLP CPPM Dolby Digital or DTS PAL NTSC 1 Vp p 75 Ohms sync negative polarity Y Luminance 1 Vp p 75 Ohms sync negative polarity C Chrominance 0 286 Vp p Y 1 Vp p 75 Ohms sync negative polarity Cr 0 7 Vp p 75 Ohms Cb 0 7 Vp p 75 Ohms 2 Vrms max DVD Audio 2 channel 2 Hz 96 kHz 0 0 5 dB 5 channel 2 Hz 48 kHz 0 0 5 dB DVD Linear PCM 2 Hz 22 kHz 0 0 5 dB 48 kHz sampling 2 Hz 44 kHz 0 0 5 dB 96 kHz sampling CD 2 Hz 20 kHz 0 0 5 dB 113 dB A weighted DVD Audio 115 dB 24 Bit DVD 100 dB 18 Bit 105 dB 20 Bit CD DVD 96 dB 16 Bit DVD CD 0 0025 Below Measurable Limits 110 240 V 50 60 Hz 2 Watts On 20 Watts Max 440 x 49 x 330 mm 3 3 Kg Depth measurement includes knobs and connectors Height measurement includes feet and chassis gt i prohibited an specifications subject to change without notice Harman Kardon and Power for the digital revolution are trademarks of Harman Kardon Inc anufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby MLP Lossless Dolby Digital ProLogi
6. chemical substances and we recommend that you dispose of them properly and in compliance with any local regulations Do not simply throw them away but return to your dealer or special battery disposal centers 14 REMOTE CONTROL Remote control operation range Point the remote control unit from no more than about 7 m from the remote control sensor and within about 60 degrees of the front of the unit E The operating distance may vary according to the brightness of the room Notes Do not point bright lights at the remote control sensor E Do not place objects between the remote control unit and the remote control sensor M Do not use this remote control unit while simultaneously operating the remote control unit of any other equipment Digital Audio Connections Audio output from the unit s optical coaxial digital audio output connector Disc Sound recording Optical Coaxial digital format audio output DVD Dolby Digital Dolby Digital bitstream AC 3 2 5 1 ch or PCM 2 ch 48 kHz 16bit Linear PCM Linear PCM 2 ch 48 96 kHz 48 96 kHz 16 20 24bit 16 20 24bit DTS DTS Bitstream or no output MPEG 2 0 MPEG bitstream 2ch or linear PCM 2 ch 48kHz VCD PEG 1 or Linear PCM CD DA CD Linear PCM Linear PCM 44 1 kHz sampling Digital Format must be selected as ORIGINAL or PCM respectively in Menu For your reference Dolby Digital AC 3 is a digital sound com
7. color coding E Do not block ventilation holes of any of the when connecting audio and video cables equipment and arrange them so that air can circulate freely Connecting to a stereo TV and stereo or Pro Logic Amplifier Receiver TV To S Video input connector To stereo audio input connector Red White on the TV or Stereo Pro Logic Amplifier Receiver To Video input connector Yellow To power outlet AC 230V 50 Hz DVD MODEL NO DVD 31 7 4 harman kardon oe SONTROL SERALNO 20W DIGITAL OUT AUDIO OUT seu Notes E The Video output yellow combines the com for improved picture clarity Never connect M When the audio signal is to be fed to a stereo plete video signal composite and sends it to both outputs Video and S Video to your TV or Pro Logic amplifier decoder or receiver the TV or to the AV Receiver by one line or AV Receiver only one of them rather than to the TV connect the Audio Out jacks to any normal audio input on your amplifier decoder receiver The DVD will downmix Dolby Digital recordings to Pro only Use the Video output when your TV set is equipped with a Video input jack ony E Most European TV s are equipped with SCART connectors rather than with a normal video un E The S separate video output connector sepa input yellow cinch In that case the SCART Logic available on these connectors all ana rates the c
8. ever brought to mar ket but this may nevertheless be the first DVD player you ve owned Although many of the fea tures of the DVD resemble those of standard CD players there are a number of functions that you may be unfamiliar with To ensure that you are able to take advantage of all the power and flexibility the DVD has to offer we encourage you to review this quick setup manual That small investment of your time will pay major dividends in the enjoyment you will get from proper use of the DVD If you have additional questions about this product or its installation or operation that are not answered in this manual please contact your dealer as he is your best source of local infor mation E Plays a Wide Range of Video and Audio Formats Including DVD Video Discs VCD Standard CD Audio Discs CD R RW DVD R RW DVD R RW Audio Discs and MP3 Discs E DVD Audio Playback for Richer Detail Expanded Dynamic Range and Improved Realism E 6 Channel Direct Output for DVD Audio E Extensive Bass Management Options for DVD Audio with Speaker Setup Output Level Adjustment and Delay Settings High Quality Video Playback 10 Bit DACs Progressive Scan and Component Video Outputs E Dolby Digital and DTS Data Signal Output Through Both Optical and Coaxial Digital Audio Connections Audiophile Grade Wolfson Output DACs for the Finest Audio reproduction E Easy to Use On Screen Navigation System
9. or DVD Audio indicator will illuminate to show the type of disc currently being played E Playback Mode Indicators These indica tors light to show the current playback mode gt Lights when a disc is playing in the normal mode bP Lights when the disc is in the Fast Search Forward mode The on screen banner display indicates the selected speed 2x 8x 16x 100x II Lights when the disc is paused 44 Lights when the disc is in the Fast Search Reverse mode The on screen banner display indicates the selected speed 2x 8x 16x 100x Progressive Scan Indicator This indicator ights when the unit sends out a progressive scan signal P Parental Lock Indicator This indicator ights when the parental lock system is engaged in order to prevent anyone from changing the rating level without a code Test Indicator e V OFF Indicator EE Repeat Indicators EX VCD Playback Control Indicator Random Indicator H Time Indicators These positions in the indicator will show the running time of a DVD in play When a CD is playing these indicators will show the current track time time remaining in the current track or the total remaining time on the disc NOTE The Indicators Ne will also display text messages about the DVD s status including Reading when a disc is loading STANDBY when the unit is turned off and Disc Error whena disc not compatible with the DVD is put into the play position Test Indicator This i
10. or S video input on your plan to use your DVD player also without digital audio cable or coaxial audio cable both device and the video S video output of this having to turn on your complete system this optional is required for these connections as device to your TV For more details see the connection must exist then you can turn up shown below Only one connection is needed manual of your Audio Video amplifier receiver the TV s volume as needed not both at the same time TV To S Video input connector To audio input connector Red White optional only see Note above To Video input connector Yellow To power outlet AC 230V 50 Hz MODEL NO DVD 31 harman kardon wv NORTHRIDGE CALIFORNIA 91343 USA TE c SR ch AUDIO OUTPUT COMPONENT SVDEO SCART SERIAL no To coaxial audio input connector To optical audio input connector Dolby Digital or DTS decoder Front Speaker Left Right Center Speaker Surround Speaker Left Right Subwoofer 12 SETUP AND CONNECTIONS Setup and Connections Connecting to a TV or monitor with SCART or Component connectors and to an A V Receiver with 6 Ch Direct Input for DVD Audio recommended Important Notes on SCART and RGB Note that with RGB video the color intensity Component Video Connection format cannot be adjusted with most TVs f the video display h ideni E Your DVD is equipped with a SCART connec If the vi
11. see after you ve loaded the disc and the tray has closed It refers to the fact that the player must irst examine the contents of the disc to see if it is a CD or DVD and then extract the information about the type of material on the disc such as anguages aspect ratios subtitles number of itles and more The slight delay while the contents of the disc are read is normal Resume The operation of the Stop Button on he DVD works differently from what you are used to on CD players On a traditional CD play er when you press the Stop button the unit does just that it stops playback On a CD player when you press the start button again the disc starts rom the beginning With the DVD however you have two options when playing DVD discs Pressing Stop once will stop playback but it actually puts the unit in the Resume mode This means that you can turn the machine off and when you press play the next time the disc will resume or continue from the point on the disc where the Stop button was pressed This is help ful if you are watching a movie and must inter rupt your viewing session but wish to pick up where you left off Pressing the Stop button twice will stop the machine in a traditional manner and when the disc is played again it will start from the beginning In resume mode the cover of the DVD will be displayed if available Otherwise the Harman Kardon screen will appear Features High quality video e Ad
12. to establish he system s defaults It is helpful to take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with these settings as they may require change before the irst use and later from time to time General Functionality of the OSD Menu The complete setup and control of the DVD 31 akes place in an advanced user guided On Screen Display OSD menu system The OSD can be activated by pressing the OSD button on the remote control Pressing this button again de activates the OSD The main menu consists of a PLAYER Menu and a SET UP Menu The PLAYER Menu will show all information and options available for the disc currently playing The SET UP Menu will help you configure all audio and video settings which are normally only made once Each Main Menu contains Submenus These sub menus are shown as icons on the left side of the menu They can be highlighted by a white square around the icon by moving the cursor with the ARROW buttons Icons can be activated by press ing ENTER as soon as an icon is highlighted When ENTER has been pressed the color of the icon will change to dark blue and you will see that the Actual Settings of this submenu will appear on the right side of the menu Although each Menu has various Submenus and Settings navigating through menus submenus and settings goes the same way All submenus settings and options can be accessed with the help of the ARROW A W p gt 4 and ENTER buttons on the remote control To c
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14. 6983 Bulgarian 6671 Kurdish 7585 Sundanese 8385 Burmese 7789 Laothian 7679 Swahili 8387 Byelorussian 6669 Latin 7665 Swedish 8386 Cambodian 7577 Latvian Lettish 7686 Tagalog 8476 Catalan 6765 Lingala 7678 Tajik 8471 Chinese 9072 Lithuanian 7684 Tamil 8465 Corsican 6779 acedonian 7775 Tatar 8484 Croatian 7282 alagsy 7771 Telugu 8469 Czech 6783 alay 7783 Thai 8472 Danish 6865 alayalam 7776 Tibetan 6679 Dutch 7876 altese 7784 Tigrinya 8473 English 6978 aori 7773 Tonga 8479 Esperanto 6979 arathi 7782 Tsonga 8483 Estonian 6984 oldavian 7779 Turkish 8482 Faroese 7079 ongolian 7778 Turkmen 8475 Fiji 7074 Naru 7865 Twi 8487 Finnish 7073 Nepali 7869 Ukrainian 8575 French 7082 Norwegian 7879 Urdu 8582 Frisian 7089 Occitan 7967 Uzbek 8590 Galician 7176 Oriya 7982 Vietnamese 8673 Georgian 7565 Oromo Afan 7977 Volapuk 8679 German 6869 Panjabi 8065 Welsh 6789 Greek 6976 Pashto Pushto 8083 Wolof 8779 Greenlandic 7576 Persian 7065 Xhosa 8872 Guarani 7178 Polish 8076 Yiddish 7473 Gujarati 7185 Portuguese 8084 Yoruba 8979 Hausa 7265 Quechua 8185 Zulu 9085 Hebrew 7387 Rhaero Romance 8277 Hindi 7273 Romanian 8279 22 DVD LANGUAGE CODES Technical Specifications Applicable Disc Video Signal System Composite Video Output S Video Output Component Video Output Analog Audio Output Frequency Response Signal Noise Ratio SNR Dynamic Range THD 1kHz Wow amp Flutter AC Power Power Consumption Dimensions WxHxD Weight
15. DVD 31 Digital Versatile Disc Player 0 MANUAL harman kardon harman kardon Power for the Digital Revolution Table of Contents ntroduction Terminology Features Packing List Front Panel Controls Front Panel Information Display 8 Remote Control 10 Rear Panel Connections 11 Setup and Connections 11 o a Stereo TV and Stereo or Pro Logic Amplifier Receiver 12 o a Dolby Digital DTS Amplifier Receiver 13 o a TV or monitor with SCART or Component Connectors 14 Remote Control 15 Digital Audio Connections 16 Playback Basics 16 Basic Play 16 Playback Features 17 System Set up 17 System Settings 18 Audio Settings 18 Audio Adjustment 19 Video Settings 19 Video Adjustment 20 Test Screen 20 Test Screen 20 TV Picture Adjustment 21 Player Menu 21 Using the Status Bar 21 Player Menu 21 nformation Displays 21 Programmed Play 22 DVD Language Codes 23 Specifications YOU Declaration of Conformity CE We Harman Consumer Group International 2 Route de Tours 72500 Ch teau du Loir FRANCE declare in own responsibility that the product described in this owner s manual is in compliance with technical standards 55013 2001 55020 2002 61000 3 2 2000 61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 60065 2002 Jurjen Amsterdam Harman Consumer Group International 07 04 NOTE This player is designed and manufac tured for compatibility with Region Man
16. DVD is playing to freeze the picture 2 Each time you press one of the STEP FWD or REV buttons the picture advances one frame in the selected direction 3 Press PLAY to resume normal playback Slow Motion Playback with DVD only 1 When a DVD disc is in pause or freeze frame mode you may move slowly forward or back ward through the program being played at one of four speeds by pressing the Play Buttons on the remote Each press of the buttons will move to the next speed indicated by a number of arrow indicators on the right top of the screen 2 Press PLAY to resume normal playback Note that there will be no audio playback during slow forward or reverse play of DVD discs This is normal for DVD as A V receivers and surround processors cannot process the digital audio streams during slow modes Slow play is not available for CD Notes Playback features may not be available during the opening credits of a movie This is intended by the disc author and is not a failure of the DVD Playback of a DVD with 96 kHz 24 bit audio requires the use of circuitry normally used for other features Accordingly Slow Play Reverse and Step Advance features are not available with these discs Depending on the structure of a VCD disc the functions Slow Reverse and Step Reverse may be prohibited or have no function and Fast Playback Search may not function System Setup System Defaults The final step of the installation is
17. Playback of MP3 and Windows WMA Audio Discs and JPEG image files E Simultaneous Playback of MP3 and JPEG files E Extensive Programming Capability for Audio and Video Discs E Parental Lock Controls Prevent Unauthorized Viewing of Restricted Movies E Multiple Options for Language Soundtrack and Subtitle Selection E Multiple Angle Capabilities With Specially Encoded DVD Discs E Backlit Ergonomically Designed Remote Control INTRODUCTION 3 Terminology Terminology Since they share some of the characteristics and technology of CD players many of the terms and operational concepts used in a DVD player are similar to what you may be familiar with from CD players and changers or older video disc formats such as Laser Disc However if this is your first DVD product some of the terms used to describe the features of a DVD player may be unfamiliar The following explanations should solve some of the mysteries of DVD and help you to enjoy all the power and flexibility of the DVD format and the DVD With the arrival of DVD disc data capacity has ncreased dramatically On a DVD Video disc most of this capacity is taken up by MPEG 2 video and the multichannel movie soundtrack in Dolby igital and or DTS This information is com pressed But with DVD Audio most of this capacity is available for music only without any compression This allows us to put the audio information on the disc in the same quality as the or
18. USE STATUS SKIP STEP PREVIOUS SKIP STEP NEXT D PLAY SEARCH SLOW REVERSE STOP D SEARCH SLOW FORWARD DISPLAY PIC PIC Z00M PLAYLIST RANDOM A B Repeat D V OFF LIGHT NUMERIC KEYS D REPEAT D CLEAR 8 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 12 16 26 14 20 22 Remote Control Functions POWER ON Turns on the player when it is in standby mode Harman Kardon logo appears on screen POWER OFF Turns off the player to stand by mode SUBTITLE When a DVD is playing press to select a subtitle language or to turn subtitles off TITLE When a disc is playing press to make the player go back to the first section of the disc ANGLE Press to access various camera angles on a DVD If the DVD contains multiple camera angles or to rotate JPEG images AUDIO Press to access various audio languages on a DVD If the DVD contains multiple audio streams ENTER Press this button to activate a set ting or option gt OPEN CLOSE Press to open or close the disc tray OSD Press to access the On Screen Display Menu ARROW buttons A V Use to move the cursor in the OSD INFO Press for detailed informations on the disc playing Video Audio Bit rate Movie aspect ratio and others and for current player settings made Note that the unit doesn t react on any transport button as long as the info menu is displayed Press aga
19. agement Information that is encoded on most DVD discs This player is designed only for _CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN playback of discs with Region Code 2 or for discs that do not contain Region Code infor mation If there is any other Region Code on a disc that disc will not play on the DVD 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE Introduction Thank you for choosing the Harman Kardon DVD The DVD is a multipurpose DVD player capable of playing both DVD Audio and DVD Video discs and conventional CD audio discs with the highest fidelity and access to future software upgrades via the Internet Along with conventional DVD Audio Video and CD audio discs the DVD 31 is also
20. al playback of material that was shot directly to video such as concerts and sports programming Video Adjustment PLAYER SET UP A in 0 de Zi J 5 i ii mA x 2 Press enter to change video settings The Video Adjustment Submenu contains access to the Test Screen First adjust the video display device TV with the help of the Test Screen After that the output settings of the player can be fine tuned with the Color Contrast Brightness Tint and Black Level settings In order to change the settings move the cursor to the or icon on the same line as the setting Once one of the icons is highlighted pressing ENTER will increase or decrease the value of the setting as will be shown in the bar behind the setting To exit the Video Adjustment Menu move the cursor to DONE and press ENTER Color Tint ia SE Black Level O Mm Test Screen Off Done Contrast Brightness mma SYSTEM SETUP 9 Test Screen Test Screen When you activate the Test Screen via the OSD you can activate a still image to test all settings and the video performance of your TV With the vertical color bars you can test the following E proper color intensity setting on your TV E the proper color of each bar showing if the proper video standard is turned on the colors should be left to right black white yellow cyan turquoise green magenta purple r
21. andard composite video inputs SCART OUT TV If your TV has a SCART socket you can connect a SCART cable to your TV and to your DVD Player for improved video quality The SCART cable carries both audio and video You can select Composite Video or RGB video for that SCART connector s video output signal Remote Control Input AC Power Cord Remote Control Output Connect this jack to the infrared IR input jack of another compatible Harman Kardon remote controlled product to have the built in Remote Sensor on the DVD provide IR signals to other compatible products Remote Control Input Connect the out put of a remote infrared sensor or the remote control output of another compatible Harman Kardon product to this jack This will enable the remote control to operate even when the front panel Remote Sensor on the DVD is blocked This jack may also be used with compatible IR remote control based automation systems AC Power Cord Connect this plug to an AC outlet If the outlet is controlled by a switch make certain that it is in the ON position Note You ll find more details about all Audio Video connections under Setup and Connections on the following pages Setup and Connections E Ensure that the power switch of this unit and E Read through the instructions before other equipment to be connected is set to off connecting other equipment before commencing connection 9 E Ensure that you observe the
22. arch Next E Dimmer HJ 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 M Stop Press this button once to place the disc in the Resume mode which means that playback will stop but as long as the tray is not opened or the disc changed DVD playback will continue from the same point on the disc when the Play Button is pressed again Resume will also work if the unit was turned off To stop a disc and have play start from the beginning press the button twice Skip Search Previous Press this button o move backward through the music tracks on a CD disc or the chapters on a DVD disc Keep he button pressed to search backwards at one of the available speeds EJ Skip Search Next Press to move forward hrough the music tracks on a CD or the chap ers on a DVD disc Keep the button pressed to search forwards at one of the available speeds E Dimmer Press this button to reduce the brightness of the Information Display by 50 or to turn the display off completely in the following order FULL BRIGHTNESS gt HALF BRIGHTNESS OFF gt FULL BRIGHTNESS Front Panel Information Display EN HO CG 10 28 FAN Disc Type Indicators E Playback Mode Indicators Progressive Scan Indicator B Parental Lock Indicator HE Time Indicators FAN Disc Type Indicators The CD DVD
23. are shown on both Menu Lines on the bottom of the screen Playlist Sets the order in which the current disc is played back Repeat Sets the repeat mode Random Activates Random Playback when possible Subtitle Shows the subtitle of the disc currently playing In the PLAYER Menu the chapter track or picture currently playing will be marked with an arrow symbol in front of the Chapter DVD Track CD MP3 WMA or Picture JPEG Chapters tracks and pictures can be selected from this list at any time by moving the cursor to the requested chapter or track and pressing ENTER to confirm The top part of this screen can be de activated to show the complete Track list on the screen To de activate move the cursor to the INFO Submenu of the left side of the screen Press ENTER until the icon is highlighted in light blue and the full Track list is visible on the screen In the same way the Disc list can be removed from the screen by de activating the PROGRAM Submenu Information Displays PLAYER A Dise DVD lineo discs WINNERS OF 2004 0 f Disc Player Aspect Ratio 4 3 16 9 SET UP 1 24 bit 48 kHz 7 15 Dolby Digital 5 1 i 10 Mbps O TE 5 Mbps Press enter to play current disc In DVD and MP3 mode activating the DISC INFO Submenu will show information about the player and the disc currently playing The first lines will show Disc Name and Disc ID Below you can compare the Aspe
24. c and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential Unpublished Work 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories Inc All rights reserved DTS is a trade mark of Digital Theater Systems Inc Microsoft Windows and WMA are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries 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 intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or diassembly is CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND MAY CAUSE ARTIFACTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE PICTURE IN CASE OF 525 OR 625 PROGRESSIVE SCAN PICTURE PROBLEMS IT RECOMMENDED THAT THE USER SWITCH THE CONNECTION TO THE STANDARD DEFINITION OUTPUT IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS REGARDING OUR TV SET COMPATIBILITY WITH THIS MODEL 525p AND 625p DVD PLAYER PLEASE CONTACT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 23 harman kardon H A Harman International Company 250 Crossways Park Drive Woodbury New York 11797 www harmankardon com Harman Consumer Group International
25. compatible with MP3 CD R and CD RW as well as VCD discs To enable you to get the maximum quality from DVDs the DVD is equipped with the latest in design techniques including advanced 10 bit video digital to analog converters DAC and Video composite S Video and RGB video RGB via SCART outputs to ensure that you get all the quality inherent in today s DVD medium For opti mum playback of NTSC and PAL DVD with com patible high definition display devices DVD is equipped with progressive component video outputs In addition Harman Kardon s audio heritage continues into the digital video era with audio phile grade Wolfson DACs to ensure that the audio quality matches the superb video Of course both coaxial and optical digital audio outputs are available for direct connection to A V receivers or processors so that you may take advantage of Dolby Digital and DTS sound tracks When playing audio CDs the playback quality is state of the art matching that of the finest players available A wide range of programming features makes it easy to program an evening s worth of entertain ment When playing DVDs easy to understand on screen menus and icons make it simple to change languages soundtracks subtitles or aspect ratio while a parental lock function enables you to control which discs may be viewed by younger members of the household DVD players are among the fastest growing con sumer electronics products
26. ct Ratio Video Standard and Scan Type available on the disc with the actual settings of your player In the lower part of the screen the Audio Resolution and Audio Format are shown and at the bottom you will see a graphical presentation of the Video Bit Rate and the Audio Bit Rate of the disc currently playing Programmed Play In STOP mode the Disc List can be used to create your own program list for both DVD CD MP3 WMA or JPEG discs Move the cursor to the right of the menu into the Disc List Move the cursor up or down to the first track you would like to program and press ENTER The cursor will move to the options in the Lower Menu Line You can either add the selected track or picture to the playlist or give it the number you would like it to have in your playlist or clear the track from the list Move the cursor down to the next track you would like to program and continue until your playlist is complete Once completed move the cursor up to the Playlist setting Select Programmed order from the options and press PLAY to start the playback PLAYER SET UP MP3 JPEG s Disc I INFO Audio Stereo T Playlist f Disc s Order Skoen Repent 0 007 refi Disc List at pi p2 a2 ps a3 If you have a disc that contains both MP3 files and JPEG images you can choose to run these simultaneously mixing the MP3 audio with your own images The time interval can be chosen in the Picture Setting
27. default password either the parental control setting can be chosen or a new password The five standard US rating symbols are G General level 2 PG Parental Guidance level 4 PG13 Parental Guidance and 13 years old level 4 R Restricted level 6 and NC 17 from 17 years old level 7 The DVD will accom modate a total of eight rating steps as set by the DVD creators These additional steps allow for more critical control of program playback for all audiences Level 8 All DVDs can be played Levels 7 to 2 DVDs for general audiences children can be played Level 1 DVDs for children can be played DVDs for adults general audiences are prohibited Follow the explanations on the screen to set a new password Disc Setting Memory When set to on the next time a disc is inserted will show a Disc Recognized message with the question if you would like to play the disc from the beginning or would like to resume from where you last stopped the disc The memory can contain infor mation of the last 100 discs played PBC Support Activates PBC Play Back Control Support for VCD discs Screen Save Activates a Screen Saver to prevent an image to burn into a video display device If you connect the DVD 31 to a LCD or plasma screen or video projector we recommend you activate the screen saver at all times Show Angle Icon Determines whether the Angle Icon will appear on the screen when there are dif
28. deo display has component video inputs carton died connection tothe TV When the RGB video signal is used DVD s connect the Component Video Outputs on the recorded with the NTSC format with regional DVD to the corresponding input jacks on your The SCART connector provides the video code 0 or 2 can be viewed even on non television If you are using a progressive scan signal as well as audio stereo L R signals NTSC compatible TVs television or projector you must also change the Scan Type in the DVD player s Video Set Up M The SCART connector for the TV provides the Menu from Interlaced to Progressive composite video signal or the direct RGB signal delivering the best video performance possible selectable in the Setup menu To view RGB video on your TV the RGB Important note on DVD Audio and SCART The full DVD Audio output is only available on the 6 Ch Direct Output If the player is connect F ed to a TV or monitor only using a SCART con compatible SCART connector on the TV must nection and not to a 6 Ch Direct Input on an be used and the 005 TV SCART connector A V Receiver only the Front Left FL and Front must be set to RGB Right FR will be heard In this case the Center and Surround speakers need to be set to NONE in the AUDIO ADJUSTMENT MENU on page 20 TV or Monitor To SCART connector To power outlet To Component AC 230V 50 Hz DVD connectors harma
29. e or Progressive Before changing the setting to Progressive make sure that your video display is capable of handling progressive scan signals As soon as you select progressive scan the scan type the Video Output will automatically change to Component The Progressive Scan output is available on the YUV Component output only Video Output Sets the video output type to Scart or Component Scart will be used for most TV s Component will be used for most LCD Plasma and projectors Scart Output Selects which kind of video output signals will be routed over the scart RGB will be used for most TV s and is therefore recommended Video Mode This setting affects only the Component Video Outputs and it controls how the video signals are optimized for progressive scan display In most cases the automatic mode is your best choice as it senses whether the disc being played was originally recorded on video or shot on film However in some cases you may wish to compensate for errors in the disc authoring that occur when the frame rate is not properly maintained when films are convert ed to video Three choices are available Auto This is the recommended setting as it lets the DVD 31 analyze the signals from the DVD and adjust the output accordingly e Movie Choose this option for optimal play back of material that was shot on film even though you are viewing it on video via a DVD Video Choose this option for optim
30. ed blue black E proper color transition seen as sharp separation of the bars S Video will be better than Video RGB best of all E the performance of the color filter in your TV with Video signals bar edges should show no vertical crawling dots Here S Video and RGB formats usually give no problems With the grey scale and the black white fields below the color bars the brightness and contrast of your screen can be adjusted optimally see chapter TV Picture Adjustment below arman kardon E D a g E m ia ss 8581 130 1 TV Picture Adjustment with Test Screen These adjustments may be done now but you can also make them after setup has been finalized Brightness adjustment 1 Turn down the color control on your TV until he color bars are visible in black and white 2 Adjust the contrast to the lowest level where you still can see all bars within the grey scale in the test picture separately and clearly 3 Adjust the Brightness so that the bars in the grey scale are all visible The bar furtherst to he left has to be as black as possible rather han grey but the next aside must clearly be differable All the bars in the grey scale have to be gradually and evenly changing from black o whiter going from left to right 20 TEST SCREEN Contrast adjustment 1 Adjust the contrast on your TV until you see a bright w
31. eiver In this case select the Front Left and Front Right speakers in the SPEAKER SETUP MENU to LARGE and the Center and Surround speakers to NONE see page 20 Composite Video Output Connect this jack to the video input on a television or video projector or to a video input on an A V receiver or processor if you are using that type of device for video input switching 10 REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS S Video Output 0 Component Video Outputs Scart TV Output Remote Control Output S Video Output Connect this jack to the S Video input on a television or video projector or to an S Video input on an A V receiver or processor if you are using that type of device for S Video input switching 0 Component Video Outputs These out puts carry the component video signals for connection to display monitors with component video inputs For standard analog TV s or projectors with inputs marked Y Pr Pb or Y Cr Cb connect these outputs to the correspon ding inputs If you have a high definition televi sion or projector that is compatible with high scan rate progressive video connect these jacks to the HD Component inputs Note that if you are using a progressive scan display device then Progressive must be selected in the Video Set up Menu in order to take advantage of the progressive scan circuitry See page 17 for more information on progressive scan video IMPORTANT These jacks should NOT be con nected to st
32. ferent angles available on a DVD disc SYSTEM SETUP 17 System Setup Audio Settings PLAYE SET UP Press enter to change audio settings The Audio Setting Submenu contains the fol lowing settings Follow the explanations in the Upper Menu Line on the bottom of your screen to change the settings In case the audio settings have been changed they will take effect after the next time the player goes through STOP mode Preferred Audio Language Defines your preferred audio language Every time a disc is played that contains this audio language it will be activated automatically If you do not find your preferred language in the list of options you can select your preferred language by typing a 4 digit code found in the code list on page 20 Digital Output If your system includes 5 1 digital audio surround decoding Dolby Digital and or DTS select ORIGINAL as the digital out put In that case all audio signals will be output with their original format If your system only includes stereo and or Dolby Pro Logic select PCM Then all audio signals will be output in PCM format only DTS will output no signal PCM Limit The DVD 31 is compatible with both 48 kHz and 96 kHz sampling but some early A V receivers and surround processors are not If your A V receiver or surround processor is NOT capable of handling 96 kHz signals select the 48 kHz option If your A V receiver or surround processor IS capable of handling 96 kH
33. hange a setting simply move the cursor to the setting you wish to change This setting will be highlighted in light blue and a brief explana tion will appear in the Upper Menu Line on the bottom of your screen Once the setting is high lighted pressing the ENTER button on the remote control will show the available options for this setting on the Lower Menu Line on the bottom of your screen Move the ARROW lt q gt buttons to the requested option for this setting Press ENTER to activate the new setting A C Select the language of the system menus English French Spanish German ta B E D A Main Menu Line B Submenus C Actual Settings D Upper Menu Line with Brief Explanation E Lower Menu Line with Possible Options Set Up Menu The first step in checking or changing the system defaults is to access the Setup Menu First make certain that the DVD is properly connected to a video display and that power is connected For this process however you do not need to load any discs into the unit During STOP PAUSE or PLAY mode if you press OSD on the remote the Set Up Menu appears on the screen This Main Menu and all menus in the following section may look different listing the settings with different languages depending on the set tings made previously With the factory default setting all languages are set to English that s why with all menus the English version is sh
34. hite bar in the right low corner of the screen and a deep dark black bar at the left The optimal contrast setting will depend from your preference and the surrounding light in the TV room 2 If the brightness of the white bar will no more increase while turning up the contrast or when the borders of the white harman kardon text letters on top will bloom overlight into the black areas what drasticly will decrease the sharpness of the script then the Contrast has been turned up too much Reduce the contrast until these effects will disappear and the video still looks realistic 3 If you are watching TV with a usual surround ing daylight adjust the Contrast so that a nor mal video picture has about the same looking as the surroundings in your room By that way the eye is relazed when watching the TV pic ture This contrast setting may be reduced when the surrounding light is dimmed usually improving the sharpness of a video a lot thereby 4 The grey scale in the middle line needs to have the same clear difference between each bar as before the contrast adjustment If not go back to the brightness adjustment and repeat step 3 and then the contrast adjustments making only minor adjustments each time for optimisation Color adjustment 1 When the Brightness and the Contrast are set optimally turn up the color control to the level of your perference Adjust to the level where the colors look strong but still
35. ideo output LIGHT Press to illuminate remote controller NUMERIC KEYS Select numbers by pressing these buttons D REPEAT Press to go to the Repeat menu You can repeat a chapter track or the entire disc ED CLEAR Press to remove the Banner menu from the screen REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 9 Rear Panel Connections MODEL NO VD 22 NORTHRIDGE CALIFORNIA 91343 USA harman kardon Optical Digital Output Coaxial Digital Output 6 Ch Analog Audio Outputs Composite Video Output Optical Digital Output Connect this jack to the optical digital input of an A V receiver or surround processor for Dolby Digital DTS or PCM audio playback Coaxial Digital Output Connect this jack to the coaxial digital input of an A V receiver or surround processor for Dolby Digital DTS or PCM audio playback NOTE The coaxial digital output should only be connected to a digital input Even though it is the same RCA type connector as standard analog audio connections DO NOT connect it to a conventional analog input jack 6 Ch Analog Audio Outputs Connect these jacks to the 6 Channel Direct Input if available on an A V receiver or surround proces sor for analog audio playbackof DVD Audio discs If your A V Receiver does not feature 6 Ch Direct Input or you would like to listen to the 2 chan nel stereo playback only connect the FL and FR to a stereo audio input of your A V Rec
36. iginal mastering in the studio in PCM up to 24 bit 192 kHz DVD Audio s 24 bit system provides substantially improved resolution of fine detail because it describes a specific point in the musical informa tion using a 24 digit long string of one s and zero s with 16 777 216 possible combinations while CD s primitive 16 bit system offers only 65 536 options The 192 kHz frequency allows us to have fast changes in music made audible which results in more dynamism and also allows us to obtain a higher bandwidth up to 96 kHz Although that is far beyond the human audible spectrum it still improves the musical realism Aspect Ratio This is a description of the width a video image in relation to its height A con ventional video screen is four units wide for every three units of height that s why the ratio is called 4 3 Newer wide aspect ratio video dis plays are 16 units wide for every nine units of height making them more like the screen in a movie theater The program material on a DVD may be recorded in either format and in addi tion you may configure the DVD to play back in either format depending on the features record ed on a disc 4 TERMINOLOGY Title For a DVD a title is defined as an entire movie or program There can be as many chapters within a title as the producers decide to include Most discs include only one title but some may have more than one to give you a Double Feature p
37. ime there will be little or no sound in the surround channels This is because they are only used when a movie director or sound mixer specifically places sound there to create ambiance a special effect or to continue action from the front of the room to the rear When the output levels are properly set it is normal for surround speakers to operate only occasionally Artificially increasing the volume to the rear speakers may destroy the illusion of an enveloping sound field that duplicates the way you hear sound in a movie theater or concert hall The default settings of the DVD player is 0 dB for all channels In case you feel adjustments are necessary in your setup we advise you to copy the settings currently in use with 5 1 surround modes for instance Dolby Prol Logic Il of your AV receiver to the DVD player System Setup Video Settings PLAYER SET UP Video Output a Com daieKardon Hyper evolution La The Video Setting Submenu contains the following settings Follow the explanations in the Upper Menu Line on the bottom of your screen to change the settings Aspect Ratio This step selects the TV aspect ratio conventional screen shape 4 3 or widescreen 16 9 according to your TV TV Standard Sets the output video format i e NTSC PAL or SECAM of the DVD player If you have a multi standard TV we recommend the AUTO setting for optimal picture quality Scan Type Sets the video output to Interlac
38. in to remove infor mation from screen MENU Displays the actual DVD Disc Menu on the TV screen in play mode When playing discs with JPEG images pressing this button will access the thumbnails PAUSE Freezes a picture with DVD VCD and pauses the playback signal CD when a disc is playing Press again for normal playback STATUS Press while a disc is playing to view banner display Use the ARROW buttons to move through the different features in the Banner Display When a symbol is highlighted press ENTER on the remote to select it B SKIP STEP Previous Press to go to beginning of current track Press again quickly to go to beginning of previous track After pressing the PAUSE button each press of this button will move the image in reverse frame by frame SKIP STEP Next Press to go to begin ning of next track After pressing the PAUSE button each press of this button will move the image forwards frame by frame PLAY Begins to play disc closes disc tray first if it is open SEARCH SLOW REV Allows you to search in reverse through a disc while it is in play mode Each time you press this button the search speed changes as indicated by a number of arrows on the right top of your screen After pressing the PAUSE button each press of this button will change the slow down speed indicated by a number of arrows in the right top of the screen STOP Stops playing a disc When a disc i
39. lby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential Unpublished Works 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories Inc All rights reserved DTS is a registered trademark of Digital Theater Systems DIGITAL AUDIO CONNECTIONS 15 Playback Basics Basic Play Preparation 1 Switch the TV ON and select its video input connected to the DVD 2 Press POWER to turn on the unit the DVD harman kardon logo should appear now on the screen If that logo appears distorted on the screen or without any color change the appropriate settings at the Video Setting Submenu according to your TV set and to the connection used between the DVD and your TV 3 When you see no video at all not even the harman kardon logo check the setting of the video input used on your TV most SCART inputs on TVs can be configured in the TV s menu When you don t succeed connect your TV with different cables to the DVD e g via Composite yellow jacks or S Video cables rather than per SCART to view the setup menus until all appropriate Video menu settings are made properly 4 Switch on your A V system s power if the player has been connected to such a system 5 Press OPEN CLOSE to open the disc tray 6 Place a disc on the disc tray Hold the disc without touching either of its surfaces position it with the side you wish to play facing down align it with the guides and place it in its proper positi
40. mber shown indicates the number of the title that is currently playing Chapter The number shown indicates the number of the chapter that is currently playing on a disc Time This item displays the time in DVD mode Press the ARROW step by step to activate Title Elapsed Title Remaining Chapter Elapsed Chapter Remaining Depending on the choice made the bar will show a graphic view on where the disc is currently playing PLAYER Menu PEAVERN SET UP _ WINNERS OF 2004 1 English Dolby Digital 5 1 Disc s Order H Disc 1 INFO Audio Playlist T PROGR Repeat Once all the settings have been made you are ready to enjoy your DVD 31 Once you have inserted a disc into the drawer you can explore the other Main Menu that is the PLAYER Menu This menu hosts all playback and program fea tures as well as all disc information As you will see the lay out of this menu is comparable with the lay out of the SET UP Menu The functionality is the same too The Submenus are shown on the left side of the screen with INFO and PROGRAM activated by default As in the SET UP Menu settings can be highlighted with the ARROW buttons and selected with the ENTER button on the remote control Options for the settings are shown in the Lower Menu Line on the bottom of the screen Disc Shows the name of the disc as it has been given by the artist Audio Shows the audio track that is currently playing Options
41. n kardon NORTHRIDGE O CALIFORNIA 91343 USA SCART REMOTE CONTROL OPTICAL COAXIAL Pr COMPONENT To 6 Ch Direct Input of A V Receiver or surround processor To optical or coaxial input of Dolby Digital DTS Decoder Amplifier Receiver AUDIO SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 13 Remote Control Battery installation Insert the batteries supplied while observing the correct and polarities A Service life of batteries E The batteries normally last for about one year although this depends on how often and for what operations the remote control is used E f the remote control unit fails to work even when it is operated near the player replace the batteries Use size AA batteries Notes E Do not attempt to recharge short circuit disassemble heat or throw the batteries into fire E Do not drop step on or otherwise impact the remote control unit This may damage the parts or lead to malfunction H Dono mix old and new batteries E Wipe away any leakage inside the remote control unit and install new batteries If leakage should come into contact with parts of your body wash it off thoroughly with water E Batteries contain
42. natural not overdone If the color level is too high depending from the TV used some of the bars will seem wider or the color intensity will not increase while the control is turned up Then the color control must be reduced again At the end you should test the color intensity also with a video e g pictures of natural faces flowers fruit and vegetables and other well known natural articles of our life most usefull for an optimal setting of the color intensity 2 If your TV has a Tint option with most European TVs this is available or effective only with NTSC signals not with PAL use the large white bar below the Greyscale to tweak the warmth of the picture Every viewer has a difference in preference as how the glow of the picture should be Some prefer a little colder picture some a warmer glow The Tint function on your TV and the white bar can be used to control this Adjust the Tint to the level where you feel the white color has the tone you prefer Player Menu Using the Status Bar Menu The on screen Status Bar contains many playback features To see the Status Banner Menu press STATUS on the remote control while a disc is playing Use the ARROW buttons on the remote to move through the different features in the Status Bar When a feature is highlighted press ENTER on the remote to select it and to change it with the help of the options listed on the screen Press ENTER to activate the change Title The nu
43. ndicator lights when the TV test screen is activated 8 V OFF Indicator This indicator lights when the unit s video output has been turned off by pressing the V OFF button on the remote control E Repeat Indicators These indicators light when any of the Repeat functions are in use 4 A B Repeat Indicator Program Indicator M Angle Indicator DN Title Indicators Chapter Track Number Indicators EE VCD Playback Control Indicator This indicator lights when the playback control func tion is turned on with VCDs Random Indicator This indicator lights when the unit is in the Random Play mode 4 A B Repeat Indicator This indicator lights when a specific passage for repeat playback has been selected Program Indicator This indicator lights when the programming functions are in use M Angle Indicator This indicator blinks when alternative viewing angles are available on the DVD currently playing M Title Indicators These two positions in the display will show the current title number when a DVD disc is playing 0 Chapter Track Number Indicators When a DVD disc is playing these two positions in the display will show the current chapter When a CD disc is playing they will show the current track number FRONT PANEL INFORMATION DISPLAY 7 Remote Control Functions POWER ON POWER OFF SUBTITLE TITLE ANGLE AUDIO ENTER OPEN CLOSE osD ARROWS INFO MENU PA
44. olor C and luminance Y signals connection should be used providing the log surround or stereo signals will be 0 before transmitting them to the TV set in audio signal too Separate analog audio con them directly order to achieve a sharper picture Use the nections to TV are needed only if your TV is You can also select the audio and video sig S video cable when connecting the player to connected to the video or S video output nals of all your video devices with your AV Receiver Amplifier For more information see Note on next page SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 11 a TV equipped with an S video input Setup and Connections Connecting to a receiver amplifier with Dolby Digital AC 3 or DTS Digital Theater Systems decoder When DVD s encoded in Dolby Digital or DTS are E Note With multiple video sources your E Note for Analog Audio The connection played the Dolby Digital or DTS bitstream is out Audio Video device can be used for selecting from Audio Out to the TV is optional only put from the player s OPTICAL or COAXIAL digi the video signal and routing it to the TV ormally you ll hear the sound from your tal audio output When the player is connected Connect the video or S video output of the AV system s speakers so the TV volume to a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder you can enjoy DVD player whatever is provided with your should be completely turned down If you theater quality audio in your home An optical device to the video
45. on E 3 8 cm discs or 5 12 cm discs can be used 7 Press PLAY The disc tray is automatically closed and play begins E When the disc tray is closed by pressing OPEN CLOSE play will start automatically E With most DVD s a Disc Menu appears on the screen Select specific menu item by using ARROW buttons on the remote then press ENTER 16 PLAYBACK BASICS Disc Playback Features Skipping tracks or titles chapters To move forward or backward through the tracks ona CD or the titles or chapters on a DVD press SKIP on the front panel or PREVIOUS NEXT on the remote Fast Motion Playback Fast Search To move forward or backward through the DVD or CD disc being played at fast speed press SEARCH on the remote Once one of these buttons is pressed the fast search will continue until PLAY is pressed There are four fast play speeds Each press of the SEARCH Buttons will cycle to the next speed in the following order 2x 4x 16x 100x indicated by a number of arrow indicators on the right top of the screen 2 Press PLAY at any time to resume normal playback Note that there will be no audio playback during fast forward or reverse play of DVD discs This is normal for DVD as A V receivers and surround processors cannot process the digital audio streams during fast play modes audio will be heard during fast play of conventional CD s Freeze Frame and Frame Advance with DVD only 1 Press PAUSE when a
46. own in the manual In the SET UP Menu you will find submenus for making or changing all settings and adjustments for both Audio and Video handling of your DVD 31 To access the SET UP Menu press the OSD but ton and move the cursor to the right until SET UP is highlighted Press ENTER to activate the SYSTEM Settings System Settings PLAYER SET UP The System Setting Submenu contains the following settings Follow the explanations in the Upper Menu Line on the bottom of your screen to change the settings Display Language Sets the language in which the OSD menus are shown on your screen Preferred Subtitle Language Defines your preferred subtitle language Every time a disc will be played that contains this subtitle language it will be shown automatically If you do not find your preferred language in the list of options you can select your preferred language by typing a 4 digit code found in the code list on page 20 You can also set the preferred subtitle language to OFF In that case no subtitles will be shown Panel Time Out Sets the time out interval for the Front Panel Information Display After the selected time the display will dim completely Status Bar Time Out Sets the time out interval for the Status Bar after which the Status Bar will disappear from the screen Parental Control Defines a password used to control viewing of restricted programs The default password is 8888 After pressing the
47. resentation Chapter DVD programs are divided into chap ters and titles Chapters are the sub sections pro grammed into a single title on a disc Chapters may be compared to the individual tracks on an audio CD RGB Video This is a new form of video signal that eliminates many of the artifacts of tradition al composite video signals by splitting the signal into the three fundamental colors Red Green and Blue RGB With an RGB connection via SCART you will see greater picture resolution and eliminate many picture imperfections such as the moir patterns often seen on checkered pat terned cloths However in order to benefit from RGB video you must have a video display with an RGB compatible SCART input Progressive scan DVD offers progressive scan video outputs for use with compatible high reso lution televisions and projectors Before DVD no consumer medium could store transmit or display video with full resolution To conserve bandwidth analog compression interlacing is employed first he odd numbered lines of a frame are displayed ollowed by the even numbered lines The result is hat only half of the video image is drawn at one ime the viewer s brain must reassemble the complete image This is acceptable if the monitor is not too large and if there is not too much motion in the image Large displays and fast mov ing images reveal the limitations of this system Thanks to DVD s immense data capacity images are no
48. s playing if you press STOP and PLAY the disc will resume play i e it will start from the same point on the disc where the unit was stopped If you press STOP twice and the PLAY button the disc will start play from the beginning D SEARCH SLOW FWD Allows you to search forward through a disc while it is in play mode Each time you press this button the search speed changes as indicated by a number of arrows on the right top of your screen After pressing the PAUSE button each press of this button will change the slow down speed as indicated by a number of arrows in the right top of the screen DISPLAY Press to change the brightness of the front panel display or to turn the display off completely in the following order FULL BRIGHT NESS gt HALF BRIGHTNESS gt OFF gt FULL BRIGHTNESS PIC PIC Pressing these buttons in JPEG mode will move to the previous or next image ZOOM When a DVD or VCD is playing press this button to zoom the picture so that it is enlarged There are 4 steps to the zoom func tion each progressively larger Press through each of the zoom stages to return to a normal picture PLAYLIST Press this button to change the playback order of the disc RANDOM Press for RANDOM playback in random order A B Press to select section A B and to play repeatedly D V OFF Press to turn off video output for improved performance from audio only discs Press again to restore v
49. see also page 18 Otherwise any attempt to play a DVD may cause such a high level of noise that it may be harmful to your ears and damage your speakers CD s can be played as they would normally be played Note Some first generation DTS decoders which do not support DVD DTS interface may not work properly with the DVD CD player Notes when connecting the optical digital audio cable optional E Remove the dust protection cap from the optical digital audio output and connect the cable firmly so that the configurations of both the cable and the connector match E Keep the dust protection cap and always reattach the cap when not using the connec tor Dolby Digital and DTS Both Dolby Digital and DTS are audio formats used to record 5 1 channel audio signals onto the digital track of film Both of these formats provide six separate channels left right center left rear right rear and common subwoofer The latest 6 1 formats Dolby Digital EX and DTS ES even one or two additional Surround Back channel for a center between the rears Remember that Dolby Digital or DTS will only play 5 1 channel sound if you ve connected the optical or coaxial output of the DVD player to a DTS or Dolby Digital receiver or decoder and if the disc was recorded in the Dolby Digital or DTS format Dolby Digital is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation anufactured under license from Do
50. settings use the LARGE setting if the speakers for a particular position are traditional full range loudspeakers that are capable of reproducing sounds below 100Hz Use the SMALL setting for smaller frequency limited satellite speakers that do not reproduce sounds below 100Hz Note that when small Frontspeakers are used a subwoofer is required to reproduce low frequency sounds Remember that the large and small descrip tions do not refer to the actual physical size of the speakers but to their ability to reproduce low frequency sounds If you are in doubt as to which category describes your speakers consult the specifications in the speakers owner s man ual or ask your dealer Note Certain DVD Audio multichannel discs do not allow downmixing of surround and or centersignals to the front left and right speakers once the center and or surround speakers are set o NONE In that case the 2 0 stereo DVD Audio racks should be chosen if available on the disc rather than the multichannel version This is not a defect of the player At the subwoofer setting you can select the fre quency under which bass information is directed o the Subwoofer Output and above which he remaining signal is directed to all other speakers When making these selections choose he crossover frequency that is closest to the ower frequency limit of your SMALL speakers This figure is normally printed in the owner s manual or data shee
51. t for the speakers or consult the speaker s manufacturer When any of the speakers has been set to SMALL a wide range of crossover frequencies between 60 Hz and 240 Hz are available The recommended crossover choices are 80 Hz 100 Hz or 120 Hz to match the typical crossover points of the smaller speakers used in satellite speaker systems Choose the option that is closest to your speakers design Delay Due the different distances between the listening position for the front channel speakers and the surround speakers the amount of time it takes for sound to reach your ears from the front or surround speakers is different You may compensate for this difference through the use of the delay settings to adjust the timing for the specific speaker placement and acoustic con ditions in your listening room or home theater Measure the distance from the listening position to each of the individual loudspeakers Once done select per loudspeaker the distance that is closest to the one measured Output level adjustment Output level adjustment is a key part of the configuration process for any surround sound product It is particularly important for DVD Audio as correct outputs will ensure that you hear sound tracks with the proper directionality and intensity NOTE Listeners are often confused about the operation of the surround channels While some assume that sound should always be coming from each speaker most of the t
52. vanced sophisticated 10 bit MPEG 2 video decoding circuits e Direct RGB output via SCART selectable for optimum video performance SCART connector also configurable for Composite Video output e Test screen videos available for testing video performance and setup e Pure PAL with NTSC disc due to true TSC PAL conversion Dual layer compatibility for extended play DVD Progressive Scan component video ouputs NTSC and PAL e Playback of JPEG image files High quality digital audio e Built in DVD Audio decoder for improved musical realism By connecting a DTS Digital Theater Systems or a Dolby Digital decoder you can enjoy high quality 5 1 digital surround sound from DTS or Dolby Digital discs e With linear PCM audio at 16 24 bits and 44 96 kHz also on digital output see table page 15 audio quality exceeding that of CD becomes possible e Optical and coaxial digital audio output Many convenient features e On Screen Menu Icons for disc information or player information and access to many major functions of this unit e Subtitles may be displayed in one of numerous languages e The multi angle function allows you to choose the viewing angle of scenes which were shot from a number of different angles Limited to DVD s recorded with multiple camera angles e Multiple options for dialog language and soundtrack selection limited to DVD s record ed with multiple dialog languages or sound tracks
53. w stored intact progressively so that all he lines in each frame odd and even are shown at the same time But because most TV s cannot handle a progressive signal all current DVD play ers generate an interlaced output for compatibili ty Now the Harman Kardon DVD is among the select few DVD players with true progressive scan video output NTSC and PAL for use with com patible TV s and CRT projectors and with all plas ma LCD and DLP display devices via the compo nent video output The result is 40 greater light output than a conventional TV and a stunningly detailed high definition image along with an almost complete absence of visible scanlines and motion artifacts Of course traditional Y Pr Pb component video SCART S Video and composite video outputs are included for use with conven tional televisions and projectors Multiple Angle DVDs have the capability to show up to four different views of the same scene in a program When a disc is encoded with multiple angle information pressing the Angle button will enable you to switch between these different views Note that at present few discs take advantage of this capability and when they do the multiple angle technology may only be present for short periods of time within the disc Producers will usually insert some sort of icon or graphic in the picture to alert you to the availability of multiple viewing angles Reading This is a message that you will
54. z signals select the 96 kHz option to achieve the greatest audio fidelity available If NONE is selected the complete signal will be passed through to your A V Receiver or surround processor Dynamic Range This setting enables analog recordings to be played back with full dialogue intelligibility while reducing peak levels This smooth level compression prevents abrupt loud transitions from disturbing others without reduc ing the impact of the digital source perceptibly Compression of digital recordings can be set on most AV Receivers Audio Adjustments This setting enables you to either change or bypass the settings for Speaker Type Delay and Output Level In case your AV receiver features a Full Base Management System for the 6 channel direct input we advise to set the audio adjustment of the DVD player to BYPASS 18 SYSTEM SETUP Delay Unit Sets the unit of measurement for the loudspeaker delay to meters or feet Audio Adjustment The Audio Adjustment Submenu contains access to the Speaker Setup Delay and Output Level settings Follow the explanations in the Upper Menu Line on the bottom of your screen to change the settings Speaker Setup This setting tells the DVD player which type of speakers are in use and what crossover frequen cy will be used for a subwoofer This is important as it adjusts the settings that determine which speakers receive low frequency bass informa tion For each of these
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