Harman-Kardon DMC 1000 manual

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    ENGLISH DMC 1000 Digital Media Center OWNER’S MANU AL ENGLISH 2083124_HK_DMC_1000_OM_ENG.qxp:34241_DMC250_ENG 15/08/08 10:49 Side 1[...]

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    2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Introduction 4 T erminology 6 F eatures 8 F ront P anel Controls 10 F ront P anel Information Display 12 Remote Control Functions 14 Rear P anel Connections 16 Setup and Connections 17 Remote Control 18 Digital Audio Connections 19 Playback Basics 19 Basic Play 19 Disc Playback F eatures 20 System Set-up 20 Media Library Setu[...]

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    INTRODUCTION 3 Introduction Thank you for choosing the Harman Kardon DMC 1000 T he DMC 1000 merges a high-end DVD player , including upscaling to 1080p with an HDMI™ output, with a media server capable of storing up to 60,000 songs on its 250Gb hard drive . Simultaneous playback of different tracks is possi- ble in up to four zones , or you may l[...]

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    4 TERMINOLOGY T erminology 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 te[...]

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    TERMINOLOGY 5 ENGLISH T erminology RGB Video: T his is a new form of video signal that eliminates many of the artifacts of traditional composite video signals by splitting the signal into the three fundamental colors Red, Green and Blue (RGB). With an RGB con- nection (via SCAR T), you will see greater picture resolution and eliminate many picture [...]

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    6 FEA TURES High quality video • High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) for a single wire , digital connection to your HD-Ready screen. • Advanced sophisticated 10-bit MPEG-2 video decoding circuits . • Direct RGB output via SCAR T (selectable) for optimum video performance . SCAR T connector also configurable for Composite Video output.[...]

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    FEA TURES 7 ENGLISH F eatures  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.  T he DMC 1000 is compatible with most discs recorded with files encoded using MP3 or Windows Media 8, as well a[...]

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    8 FRONT P ANEL CONTROLS IMPORT ANT NO TE: T he DMC 1000’ s front- panel controls use advanced touch-sensitive technology . T o use the front panel, place a finger over any of the illuminated icons . A gentle tap is all that is necessary . W ait a few seconds for the DMC 1000 to process each command. To remove fingerprints , wipe the front panel w[...]

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    FRONT P ANEL CONTROLS 9 ENGLISH A Navigation and Enter Buttons: Use these buttons to navigate the on-screen menus , and press the Enter Button to select an item. B Front-P anel Door: Open this door to access the two Card Slots and the front-panel USB P ort. To open it, gently press on the triangle in the center of the door until it unlatches; the d[...]

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    10 FRONT P ANEL INFORMA TION DISPLA Y Front P anel Information Display A A L B C D E F G HP I J K M N O DMC DVD SVCD USB 1 USB 2 CARD 1 CARD 2 AUX LAN 1A-BALL 420ip 720ip 10 8 0ip TITLE V .OFF TRACK CHAP DOLBY DTS HOUR MIN SEC RAND REP L A B G D F K C E N MJ H I A Source/Disc T ype Indicators B Playback-Mode Indicators C Audio Bitstream Indicators [...]

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    FRONT P ANEL INFORMA TION DISPLA Y 11 ENGLISH Front P anel Information Display L Video Output Indicator s: Either the 576i or 576p indicator will light to indicate whether the Component Video Outputs are in progressive scan mode . When the Composite or S-Video Outputs are in use , this indicator will always indicate the default 576i (interlaced sca[...]

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    12 REMO TE CONTROL FUNCTIONS Remote Control Functions Q N   O 8 H 9 7 F B J I M G 6 C K 0 5 L P A E 4  D    3 1 2  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q        POWER ON POWER OFF SUBTITLE TITLE ANGLE AUD IO ENTER OPEN/CLOSE SETUP ARROWS INFO DISC MENU PA U S E ST A TUS SKIP/STEP (PREVIOUS) S[...]

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    REMO TE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 13 ENGLISH Remote Control Functions B DISC 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 . C P A USE: F reezes a picture (with DVD/VCD) and pauses the playback signal (CD) when a disc is playing. Press again for n[...]

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    14 REAR P ANEL CONNECTIONS Rear P anel Connections              Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent #’ s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762; 6,487,535 & other U.S. and worldwide patents issued & pending. D TS is a registered trademark & the D TS logos and Symbol are trademark[...]

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    REAR P ANEL CONNECTIONS 15 ENGLISH  Zone 1 Analog Audio Outputs: If you are not using either HDMI or a separate optical or coaxial digital audio connection for the Zone 1 (Main Room) audio , connect these jacks to the matching inputs on your A/V receiver or sur- round processor . Connect the left- and right- channel jacks to the receiver to moni[...]

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    16 SETUP AND CONNECTIONS Setup and Connections Before connecting your DMC 1000, please:  Ensure that the power switch of this unit and other equipment to be connected is set to off before commencing connection.  Do not block ventilation holes of any of the equipment and arrange them so that air can circulate freely .  Read through the inst[...]

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    REMO TE CONTROL 17 ENGLISH Remote Control Battery installation Insert the batteries supplied while observing the correct (+) and (–) polarities . Service life of batteries  T he batteries normally last for about one year , although this depends on how often, and for what operations , the remote control is used.  If the remote control unit f[...]

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    18 DIGIT AL AUDIO CONNECTIONS Digital Audio Connections Audio output from the unit’ s optical/coaxial digital audio output connector Gently push the cable plug through the built-in shutter that covers the optical digital audio output and connect the cable firmly so that the configurations of both the cable and the connector match. D isc Sound rec[...]

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    PLA YBACK BASICS 19 ENGLISH Playback Basics Basic Play Preparation 1. Switch the TV ON and select its video input connected to the DMC 1000. 2. Press POWER to turn on the unit, the DMC 1000 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 V[...]

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    20 SY STEM SETUP System Setup T urn On the DMC 1000 T he DMC 1000 has four power states , each designed to minimize unnecessary power con- sumption. T he description of each mode and the DMC 1000’ s response to the power controls is shown in T able A7 in the Appendix. IMPORT ANT NO TE: When the HDMI Output is used, turn on the system components i[...]

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    SY STEM SETUP 21 ENGLISH System Setup DVD Player Setup Figure 4 T he DVD Player Setup menu (shown in Figure 4) contains settings that affect DVD playback. The other media sources are not affected by these settings . T he DMC 1000’ s Setup menu screens follow the same basic format. Select a menu by highlighting its tab on the left side of the scre[...]

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    22 SY STEM SETUP Audio Setup Each setting applies to a certain type of audio output, but only for Zone 1. The audio output to Zones 2, 3 and 4 is always full-r ange , 2-channel analog line level. Figure 5 – Audio Setup Menu Speaker Setup: A dialog box appears, allowing you to program the Speak er Size settings used with the Zone 1 (6-Channel) Ana[...]

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    SY STEM SETUP 23 ENGLISH System Setup Output Resolution: T his setting may be used to change the video output resolution. It affects the Component Video Outputs and the HDMI Output, but with different allowed settings depending upon whether the HDMI Output is in use . This setting may also be changed by pressing the Video Mode Button on the remote [...]

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    24 DMC BASICS DMC Basics T urning On the DMC 1000 T he DMC 1000 has four power states , each designed to minimize unnecessary power con- sumption. • Full-Off Mode (Dim Blue) – T he DMC 1000, including its hard-disc drive , is fully powered down, but is ready to be turned on using the front panel or remote control. • Sleep (Standby) Mode (Ambe[...]

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    DMC BASICS 25 ENGLISH DMC Basics 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 DMC 1000. Playback of a DVD with 96kHz/24-bit audio requires the use of circuitry normally used for other features . Accordingly , Slow Play Reverse and Step Advance f[...]

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    26 OPERA TION Genres: Displays your library organized into genres . Select a genre and press the Enter Button to view all artists tagged with that genre . Navigate to the desired sorting option and press the Enter Button to view the Media Library (see Figure 15). Figure 15 – Media Library T he Media Library lists the items (in this case , albums)[...]

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    OPERA TION 27 ENGLISH Operation • Edit Info: T his command is available for tracks and albums only . A dialog box appears, allowing you to edit the identifying informa- tion, including renaming tracks . See Figure 18. T he box is slightly different when the Media Library is sorted by tr acks . A character -entry dialog box appears when you select[...]

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    28 OPERA TION Operation T o view the play queue , press the Menu Button to display the Main Menu, and navigate to the Play Queue line . Press the Enter Button. T he Play Queue is preserved unless the DMC 1000 is powered down to Full-Off mode (by pressing and holding the P ower Off Button on the remote so that the front-panel P ower Indicator turns [...]

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    OPERA TION 29 ENGLISH Operation Undock iP od: T his command ends play of any content on the iP od and returns to the Media Library view of the Main Menu. T he iPod’ s own menu appears on its screen. To resume playback, physically undock the iP od from The Bridge and redock it. Press the Back Button to return to the previous menu level, similar to[...]

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    30 OPERA TION Operation NO TE: The DMC 1000 does not detect the pres- ence or absence of an audio signal at the Auxiliary Inputs . When you are ready to begin the recording, select the Start Recording option and begin play- back of the analog device . Y ou may experiment by making several recordings and deleting those you don’t want. While the re[...]

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    OPERA TION 31 ENGLISH Operation Multizone Operation T he DMC 1000 is capable of streaming audio to up to four independent zones simultaneously , allowing users in different areas of the home to enjoy unique programs . T he zones may easily be link ed or unlink ed to each other , to play the same program in more than one zone . Manage the zones by d[...]

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    32 TROUBLESHOO TING GUIDE T r oubleshooting Guide T roubleShooting Guide Symptom P ossible Cause Solution Unit does not turn on • No AC power • Check AC power plug and mak e certain any switched outlet is turned on. • Mak e sure Master P ower Switch on rear panel is turned on to the “1” position. • If DMC 1000 was in “Full-Off” P ow[...]

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    TROUBLESHOO TING GUIDE 33 ENGLISH Screen saver not activated • Screen saver will not activate when • Clear Setup menus or press Video Off Button to avoid Setup menus are displayed burn-in on plasma and CR T displays. Cannot program playlist • Current source is other than • Playlists may only be programmed from content stored Media Library i[...]

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    34 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS T echnical Specifications Applicable Disc: Disc formats: 5 inch (12 cm) or 3 inch (8 cm) DVD Video , Standard conforming DVD+RW , DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD-RW , VCD , CD , CD-R, MP3, WMA, JPEG or CD-RW discs , Region code: DVD Movie disc with Code 2 or 0 only . DVD-Layers: Single Side /Single Layer , Single Side/Dual Layer , Du[...]

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    APPENDIX 35 ENGLISH Appendix Appendix – Default settings and worksheets T able A1 – Media Library Setup Menu Setting Default Y our Settings Auto Disc Insert Preferences Play & Record Audio Encoding Quality MP3 192kbps (Medium) T able A2 – DVD Player Setup Menu Setting Default Y our Settings Preferred Subtitle Language Off Preferred Audio [...]

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    36 APPENDIX T able A6 – Advanced Setup Menu Setting Purpose Y our Settings Backup Backs up hard-disc drive as a After your custom installer transfers your precaution. music collection to the Media Library , he or she should back it up as a precaution. Restore In case the hard-disc drive is replaced, K eep your backup of the Media Library restores[...]

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    EULA 37 ENGLISH 1. Grant of License . Subject to the restrictions defined in this Agreement, Y ou are permitted to use the Software solely as a part of and in connection with your use of the Product for personal entertainment and enjoyment purposes . 2. License Restrictions . Y ou will not, or assist or direct any third person to: (i) extract, sepa[...]

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    38 EULA 16. Copyright Notices , Attributions and Licenses. Some of Harman’ s licensors require the reproduction of certain copyright notices and authorship attribution in Harman’ s documentation. Such notices , attribu- tions and licenses are as follows: LAME-3.93.1. © 2002 Steve Lhomme . Steve .lhomme@free .fr The Software contained in the Pr[...]

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    EULA 39 ENGLISH When we speak of free software , we are referring to freedom of use , not price . Our Gener al Public Licenses are designed to mak e sure that you have the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for this service if you wish); that you receive source code or can get it if you want it; that you can change the softwa[...]

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    40 EULA In addition, mere aggregation of another work not based on the Library with the Libr ary (or with a work based on the Library) on a volume of a stor- age or distribution medium does not bring the other work under the scope of this License . 3. Y ou may opt to apply the terms of the ordinary GNU General Public License instead of this License[...]

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    EULA 41 ENGLISH 11. If , as a consequence of a court judgment or allega- tion of patent infringement or for any other reason (not limited to patent issues), conditions are imposed on you (whether by court order , agree- ment or otherwise) that contradict the conditions of this License , they do not excuse you from the condi- tions of this License .[...]

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    250 Crossways P ark Drive, Woodbury , New Y ork 11797 www .harmankardon.com Harman Consumer Group , Inc.: 2, Route de T ours, 72500 Château-du-Loir , F rance © 2007 Harman Kardon, Incorporated P artnumber: 25A08G-0DMC0-Q00 2083124_HK_DMC_1000_OM_ENG.qxp:34241_DMC250_ENG 15/08/08 10:49 Side 42[...]