Harman-Kardon DVD 23 manual

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    D VD 23 Digital V ersatile Disc Player OWNER’S MANU AL[...]

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    2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Introduction 4 T erminology 5 F eatures, P acking List 6 F ront Panel Controls 7 F ront Panel Information Display 8 Remote Control 10 Rear P anel Connections 11 Setup and Connections 11 to a Stereo TV and Stereo or Pro Logic Amplifier/Receiver 12 to a Dolby Digital/DTS Amplifier/Receiver 13 to a TV or monitor with SCAR T or C[...]

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    INTRODUCTION 3 Introduction Thank you for choosing the Harman Kardon DVD T he DVD is a multipurpose DVD player , capable of playing both DVD-Video discs and convention- al CD audio discs with the highest fidelity and access to future software upgr ades via the Internet. Along with conventional Video and CD audio discs , the DVD 23 is also compatibl[...]

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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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    FEA TURES 5 Featur es High quality video • 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 V ideo output. • T est screen videos av ailable for testing video performance and setup . • Pure P AL with NTSC[...]

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    6 FRONT P ANEL CONTROLS Front P anel Controls  Main Information Display: This display delivers messages and status indications to help you operate the DVD player . 1 P ower On/Off (Standby): Press the button once to turn the DVD player on, press it again to put the unit in the Standby mode . 2 Open/Close: Press this button to open or close the D[...]

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    FRONT P ANEL INFORMA TION DISPLA Y 7 Front P anel Information Display RANDOM TRA CK TITLE VCDVD PBC PROGRAM P .SCAN HOUR REP 1 A-B S-VIDEO V .OFF RGB YUV MIN SEC FE L B I K C H G M D J A A Disc T ype Indicators B Playback-Mode Indicators C Progressive Scan Indicator D Chapter/T r ack Number Indicators E T ime Indicators F T itle Indicators G V -OFF[...]

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    8 REMO TE CONTROL FUNCTIONS Remote Control Functions 0 7 C I  5 N 9 G E K 3  P  4   J F D 8 1 O  L M B A H Q 6 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 AUDIO ENTER OPEN/CLOSE OSD ARROWS INFO MENU P A USE ST A TUS SKIP/STEP (PREVIOUS) SKIP/STEP (NEXT) PL[...]

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    REMO TE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 9 Remote Control Functions 0 POWER ON: T urns on the player when it is in standby mode (Harman Kardon logo appears on screen). 1 POWER OFF: T urns off the player to stand- by mode . 2 SUBTITLE: When a DVD is playing, press to select a subtitle language or to turn subtitles off . 3 TITLE: When a disc is playing, press to ma[...]

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    10 REAR P ANEL CONNECTIONS Rear P anel Connections 2 7 6 3 5 4 9 0 1 8 ¡ Optical Digital Output ™ Coaxial Digital Output £ AC P ower Cord ¢ Composite Video Output ∞ S-Video Output § Component Video Outputs ¶ Scart TV Output • Remote Control Output ª Remote Control Input ‚ Analog Audio Output ¡ Optical Digital Output: Connect this jac[...]

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    SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 11 Setup and Connections ■ 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 instructions before connecting other equipmen[...]

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    12 SETUP AND CONNECTIONS Setup and Connections When DVD´s encoded in Dolby Digital or DTS are played, the Dolby Digital or DTS bitstream is out- put from the player’ s OPTICAL or COAXIAL digi- tal audio output. When the player is connected to a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder , you can enjoy theater -quality audio in your home . An optical digital [...]

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    SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 13 Setup and Connections Important Notes on SCART and RGB format: ■ Y our DVD is equipped with a SCART connec- tor for direct connection to the TV . ■ T he SCAR T connector provides the video signal as well as audio (stereo L/R) signals . ■ T he SCAR T connector for the TV provides the composite video signal or the direc[...]

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    14 REMO TE CONTROL 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 fails to [...]

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    DIGIT AL A UDIO CONNECTIONS 15 Digital Audio Connections Audio output from the unit ’ s optical/coaxial digital audio output connector * Digital F ormat must be selected as “ORIGINAL“ or ”PCM” respectively in Menu F or your reference: ■ Dolby Digital (AC-3) is a digital sound com- pression technique developed by the Dolby Laboratories L[...]

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    16 PLA YBA CK BASICS 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 Sub[...]

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    SY STEM SETUP 17 System Setup System Defaults T he final step of the installation is to establish the system’ s defaults . It is helpful to tak e a few minutes to familiarize yourself with these settings , as they may require change before the first use and later from time to time . General Functionality of the OSD Menu T he complete setup and co[...]

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    18 SY STEM SETUP System Setup System Settings T he System Setting Submenu contains the following settings . F ollow 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 sub[...]

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    SY STEM SETUP 19 Video Adjustment T he Video Adjustment Submenu contains access to the T est Screen. First adjust the video display device (TV) with the help of the T est Screen. After that the output settings of the player can be fine-tuned with the Color , Contr ast, Brightness , T int and Black Level settings. In order to change the settings , m[...]

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    20 TEST SCREEN T est Screen T est Screen When you activate the T est 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: ■ proper color intensity setting on your TV , ■ the proper color of each bar , showing if the proper video sta[...]

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    PLA YER MENU 21 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 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 possibl[...]

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    22 DVD LANGU AGE CODES DV D Language Codes T he availability of specific languages for the main audio track or subtitles is dependent on the choices made by a disc’ s produ cer . Y ou should always consult the disc’ s jack et for information on languages for any disc. In the case of some languages , you may be required to enter a code from the [...]

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    TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS 23 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 and DVD-ROM, DivX, 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[...]

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    250 Crossways P ark Drive, Woodbury , New Y ork 11797 www .harmankardon.com Harman Consumer Group International: 2, Route de Tours , 72500 Château-du-Loir , F rance © 2005 Harman Kardon, Incorporated P artnumber: 01.00.YS .SM1.314[...]