Harman Kardon DVD 31, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...DVD 31 DVD AUDIO VIDEO PLAYER OWNER S MANUAL Power for the Digital Revolution ...

Page 2: ...Selecting or Changing the Subtitle 25 Selecting an Angle 25 Repeat Play 25 Information Display 26 MP3 Windows Media and JPEG Playback 26 Slide Shows 27 VCD Playback 28 Using the Player Menu 28 Disc Info Menu 28 Programmed Playback 30 DVD Language Codes 31 Troubleshooting Guide 32 Technical Specifications 32 Trademark Acknowledgements Typographical Conventions In order to help you use this manual w...

Page 3: ...ntrol features to control which discs may be viewed by younger members of the household as well as a complete status screen which provides the technical details on the disc being played DVD players are the fastest growing consumer electronics products ever brought to market so this may be the first DVD player you own or a replacement for an early generation machine In either case while some of the...

Page 4: ...tape seams on the bottom and collapsing the carton down to a more two dimensional appearance Other cardboard inserts may be stored in the same manner Packing materials that cannot be collapsed should be saved along with the carton in a plastic bag If you do not wish to save the packaging materials please note that the carton and other sections of the shipping protection are recyclable Please respe...

Page 5: ...lization of the disc for audio playback Some computers and or software programs may not be capable of cre ating compatible discs The DVD 31 will NOT play the following DVD discs with a Region Code other than 1 DVD discs with PAL format video DVD ROM data discs DVD RAM discs SACD discs CD I discs CD G discs SVCD discs Photo CD discs Discs intended for use in video game consoles NOTE Due to differen...

Page 6: ...e advantage of this capability and when they do the multiple angle tech nology 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 angle scenes Progressive Scan Progressive scan playback takes the original video signal on the disc and formats it as a high scan rate outpu...

Page 7: ... in the Fast Play mode at the speed indicated in the on screen display and by the Playback Mode Indicators K 8 Remote Sensor The sensor that receives com mands from the remote control is behind the front panel in this area To ensure proper operation of the player with the remote it is important that this area not be covered In the event that the player is enclosed in a cabinet or if the remote sen...

Page 8: ...ol H A B Repeat Indicator This indicator lights when a specific passage for repeat playback has been selected I Angle Indicator This indicator blinks when alternative viewing angles are available on the DVD currently playing J Progressive Scan Indicator This indicator lights when the unit sends out a progressive scan signal K Test Signal Indicator This indicator lights when the test pattern signal...

Page 9: ...Support section for this product at www harmankardon com 0 Power On 1 Playlist 2 Audio Select 3 Open Close 4 Navigation Buttons 5 Info 6 Pause 7 Play 8 Previous Step Skip 9 Search Slow Reverse A Stop B Video Off C Display D Title E Clear F Numeric Keys G Light H A B Repeat I Angle J Zoom K Picture L Search Slow Forward M Next Step Skip N Status O Disc Menu P Enter Q OSD Subtitle Power Off Random R...

Page 10: ...the main title menu for the disc being played E Clear Press this button to remove on screen menus or banners from the display screen F Numeric Keys Press these buttons to enter a number G Light Press to illuminate remote controller H A B Repeat Press this button to enter the start ing point of a sequence on a disc you wish to repeat The second press enters the end of the selection to be repeated O...

Page 11: ...e PROGRESSIVE must be selected in the Video menu in order to take advantage of the progressive scan circuitry See Scan Type section on page 20 for more information on progressive scan video IMPORTANT These jacks should NOT be connected to standard composite video inputs 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 receive...

Page 12: ... order to achieve a sharper picture Use the S video cable when connecting the player to a TV equipped with an S video input for improved pic ture clarity Never connect both outputs video and S video to your TV or A V receiver use only one of them When the audio signal is to be fed to an analog receiver rather than to the TV connect the audio out jacks to any analog audio input on your amplifier de...

Page 13: ...d white colored jacks to an available left right audio input on your receiver or processor You may also connect these outputs directly to the left right audio inputs on a television or video display when an analog stereo or multichannel receiver is not used Even when making a digital audio connection we recommend that you also connect the left right analog audio outputs of the DVD 31 to your recei...

Page 14: ... display is compatible with high resolution video signals be certain that the connections are made to the input jacks on the display marked HD Component if available If your video display is compatible with high resolution video signals you may need to configure the input settings on the display for use with 480P input signals If you use the component video outputs with a video display that is com...

Page 15: ... away any leakage inside the remote control unit and install new batteries If leakage should come into contact with your skin immediately wash it off thoroughly with water Batteries contain chemical substances and we rec ommend that you dispose of them properly and in compliance with any local regulations Remote Control Operation Range Point the remote control unit from no more than about 20 feet ...

Page 16: ...nel Dolby Digital soundtracks as well as from titles encoded with Dolby Surround The DVD 31 is designed to digitally output 96kHz PCM audio with a 96kHz sampling rate However some 96kHz DVDs may include copy protection codes that do not permit digital output For full 96kHz fidelity from these discs use the analog outputs of the DVD 31 If your surround processor converter does not support 96kHz PCM...

Page 17: ... program playback of JPEG still image files When the number of tracks or titles on a disc is greater than the space available on the screen to display them K Lindicators will appear at the bottom left side of the menu To use these on screen buttons to scroll through a program list press the K LNavigation Buttons e to highlight either icon with a white outline box and press the Enter Button z On th...

Page 18: ...onds as the length of time after you press any button on the front panel or remote for the display to go out To view the displays when they are off press any button on the remote Status Bar Time Out This setting selects the time out interval for the on screen Status Bar that appears at the top of your video screen when the Status Button x is pressed while a disc is playing During DVD playback the ...

Page 19: ...igital signals up to 192kHz select the No Limit option In this case all signals will be passed through at their native rates without down sampling If you are unsure of the capabilities of your receiver or processor we suggest that you start with the 96kHz option If you select this setting and do not hear any audio when a high resolution disc is played change the setting to 48kHz so that the audio ...

Page 20: ... Video Setup Menu This menu establishes the DVD s configuration for video format settings such as aspect ratio and output scan As with all setup menus press the OSD Button to activate the main menu screen and then press the Navigation Buttons e so that SETUP is highlighted Press the Enter Button z and then use the K L Navigation Buttons e until the VIDEO SETUP menu is highlighted within a white ou...

Page 21: ... the steps in the previous paragraph Test Screen With the test screen showing on your video display the following adjustments may be made The proper color intensity setting on your TV Proper color adjustments using the color bars which should be left to right black white yellow cyan turquoise green magenta red blue black The proper color transition seen as sharp separation of the bars The performa...

Page 22: ...layback time To remove this menu from the screen press the Clear Button o To remove the video playback and simply listen to music with no on screen messages press the Video Off Button l If a disc is already in the drawer when the unit is turned on it will begin playing If the disc was stopped using the Resume function playback will begin from the point where it was stopped If the disc was stopped ...

Page 23: ...n you press a button and the player displays the Feature Prohibited icon this is an indication that the disc has not been programmed for that feature In addition it is common for the producers of DVD discs to block the use of certain functions during only some parts of a disc For example many discs prohibit the use of fast play buttons or prohibit access to the Chapter Menu display during the play...

Page 24: ...us Step Next Step Buttons 8M on the remote or the Skip Reverse Skip Forward Buttons 67 on the front panel Selecting a Track for DVD Audio Discs DVD Audio selections are recorded on a disc as indi vidual tracks as on a CD rather than as the Chapters on a DVD Video disc The instructions for viewing or changing the current track number for a DVD Audio disc are otherwise identical to those for viewing...

Page 25: ... repeat the current title or chapter press the Repeat Button to bring a control bar to the top of the screen When it appears press the Enter Button P and then press the Navigation Buttons 4 to highlight your choice of either 1 to repeat the cur rent chapter or TITLE to repeat the current title or Group to repeat the current Group for DVD Audio discs For CDs the options are 1 to repeat the current ...

Page 26: ...files may be created with greater compression than MP3 without sacrificing audio quality so that even more songs may be recorded on a disc Note that there have been a number of versions of Windows Media and the DVD 31 is compatible only with files that end in the wma extension and that were recorded using the Windows Media Series 9 encoding JPEG Files JPEG is the acronym used to identify image fil...

Page 27: ...everse and Step Reverse are not available with VCDs With VCDs you have the same access to detailed information on the disc playing or on the current player setting as with DVDs by pressing the Info Button 5 on the remote Depending on the disc s functionality some VCD discs allow the time display to be changed even with PBC Playback Control VCD discs made under the Revision 2 0 specification will u...

Page 28: ... titles chapters tracks or files will play This innovative feature permits you to create your own playlist for optimal enjoyment of the contents of any disc the DVD 31 is capable of playing To program a disc s playback first load it into the DVD 31 but do not start playback If the disc begins to play press the Stop Button 4A to halt the playback Next press the OSD Button so that the PLAYER menu ap...

Page 29: ...umber of titles chapters tracks or files on the disc the DVD 31 will automati cally assign the last available position number to that title chapter track or file During programmed play the title chapter track or file numbers shown in the front panel display will continue to display the actual number of the title chapter track or file on the disc but the playback will be in the order you have just ...

Page 30: ...rati 7185 Hausa 7265 Hebrew 7387 Hindi 7273 Hungarian 7285 Icelandic 7383 Indonesian 7378 Interlingua 7365 Interlingue 7369 Iunpiak 7375 Irish 7165 Italian 7384 Japanese 7465 Javanese 7487 Kannada 7578 Kashmiri 7583 Kazakh 7575 Kinyarwanda 8287 Kirghiz 7589 Kirundi 8278 Korean 7579 Kurdish 7585 Laothian 7679 Latin 7665 Latvian Lettish 7686 Lingala 7678 Lithuanian 7684 Macedonian 7775 Malagsy 7771 ...

Page 31: ...1 and your receiver or processor Receiver input incorrect Make certain that the correct input source is selected on your A V receiver or surround sound processor On some models this may be different from the normal DVD input setting Picture is distorted or jumps during MPEG 2 decoding It is a normal artifact of DVD playback for pictures to jump fast forward or reverse play or show some distortion ...

Page 32: ...b 3 3kg Depth measurement includes knobs and connectors Height measurement includes feet and chassis All specifications subject to change without notice Harman Kardon and Power for the Digital Revolution are registered trademarks of Harman International Industries Incorporated Dolby is a registered trademark of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation Manufactured under license from Dolby Laborato...