Harman Kardon DVD 37, Owner'S Manual

DVD PLAYBACK

PLAYBACK INFO

Submenu:

This submenu

displays basic disc and playback mode information
(see Figure 12). You may not make any changes to
the items shown in this submenu, except for the
Repeat mode.

■

Disc:

This line displays the disc type, such as

DVD-Video.

■

Disc ID:

If the disc is encoded with an identifica-

tion label, such as a movie title, it will appear here.

■

Playlist:

For DVDs, this line will reflect that play-

back will occur in the disc’s order. Programmable
playlists are not available when a DVD is loaded.

■

Repeat:

This line displays the current repeat

mode, or 

Off

if Repeat mode is not active.

Figure 13

PROGRAM

submenu:

The 

PROGRAM

sub-

menu is not accessible for DVDs.

DISC INFO

Submenu:

This submenu displays

detailed information about the disc content (see Figure
13). You will not be able to make any changes to the
items on this submenu. However, you may use the

Setup

menu system as described on page 23 to

change the DVD 37 player settings for video aspect
ratio or scan type.

■

Disc:

This line displays the disc type.

■

Disc ID:

If the disc is encoded with an identifica-

tion label, it will appear here.

■

Aspect Ratio:

This line displays the aspect ratio 

of the video content on the disc, and the format in
which it is being played back according to the set-
ting established in the 

VIDEO SETUP

sub-

menu as shown on page 23. Some discs may
contain two versions of the same program with a
widescreen aspect ratio on one side of the disc,
and a standard aspect ratio on the other.

■

Video Standard:

The disc’s format is shown 

here. For Region 1 players, this will normally be
NTSC, although some DVDs that are open region
(playable in all regions) may be in the PAL format.
The DVD 37 will convert the video to the NTSC 
format used by your television.

■

Scan Type:

This line displays whether the video

program on the DVD was recorded with a pro-
gressive or interlaced scan rate. It also displays

how the program is being played back, based 
on the setting established in the 

VIDEO

SETUP

submenu as shown on page 23.

■

Audio Resolution:

This line displays the sample

rate and bit rate for the current audio format.

■

Audio Format:

This line displays the current audio

track, such as Dolby Digital 5.1 or linear PCM.

■

Video Bit Rate:

This line displays the video bit

rate up to the limit of 10 Mbps. This indication will
vary as a disc is played in response to changes in
the amount of compression that was applied to the
video signal when the disc was created. Thus, as
shown in Figure 13, when the disc is stopped or
paused, this line will remain blank.

When you have finished viewing the Player menus,
press the 

Info Button

i

to remove the displays

from the screen and return to normal play.

Using the On-Screen Status Display

When a DVD is playing, you may press the 

Status

Button

S

at any time to view a quick summary of

the disc’s playback status. The Status Bar not only
gives you a snapshot of the unit’s current state; it also
provides an easy way to select a different group, title,
chapter or track, or use the time search feature.

Figure 14

•

Group/Title 

é

:

For DVD-Video discs, this dis-

plays the current title on the left, and the total num-
ber of titles on the disc on the right. For DVD-Audio
discs, the number of current and total groups is
shown.

•

Chapter 

ƒ

:

For DVD-Video discs, this shows the

current chapter on the left, and the total number of
chapters on the disc on the right. For DVD-Audio
discs, the number of current and total tracks is shown.

•

Play Mode Icon 

©

:

This displays the current

play mode icon: e.g.

Play

›

,

Pause

±

,

Stop

Í

.

•

Time Display 

˙

:

This section of the display

shows the time corresponding to the type of display
indicated in the 

Time Display Type 

∆

. The Time

Search function enables you to start playback at any
point in the program. Use the 

‹ ›

Navigation

Buttons

D

to highlight this display, and the num-

bers will change to dashes. You may then use the

Numeric Keys

T

to enter the numbers corre-

sponding to the time on the disc at which you wish
play to commence. Press the 

Enter Button

u

,

and play will immediately begin at the selected 
time position.

•

Time Bar 

:

This display is a graphic represen-

tation of the time elapsed for the title being played.
As the disc plays, the number of bars will increase to
reflect approximately what percentage of the title has
been played thus far.

•

Time Display Type 

∆

:

This section identifies the

type of information in the 

Time Display 

˙

sec-

tion of the display. Use the 

⁄¤

‹›

Navigation

Buttons

D

to select this setting, and each 

subsequent press of the 

Enter Button

K

will

change the time display from Title Elapsed, to 
Title Remaining, to Chapter Elapsed to Chapter
Remaining, and cycle back to Title Elapsed. The 
time displayed on screen and in the front-panel

Information Display

@

will change accordingly.

For DVD-Audio discs, the time display options are
Group Elapsed, Group Remaining, Track Elapsed and
Track Remaining.

Selecting a Title or Group

To select a title or group, first press the 

Status Button

S

so that the Status Display appears. The 

Current

Title 

or

Group

é

will be highlighted in a blue box.

Press the 

Enter Button

K

and dashes will appear,

enabling you to use the 

Numeric Keys

T

to enter

the desired title. Press the 

Enter Button

K

again to

begin playing the new title or group. Note that if a “ø”
icon appears when you attempt to select a new title
(group), this is an indication that the disc does not
allow the title (group) to be changed in this manner,
even though a list of numbers will appear. This is a
function of the way the disc was created and is not a
flaw in the DVD 37. For some discs, press the 

Title

Button

U

during playback to change the current

title or group. Some discs will switch to the disc menu,
and some discs may simply restart play from the
beginning of the current title or group. This is a func-
tion of how the disc was authored, and does not
reflect a problem with the DVD 37.

Selecting a Chapter or Track

To select a chapter for DVD-Video discs or a track for
DVD-Audio discs, first press the 

Status Button

R

so that the Status Display appears. Next, press the 

›

Navigation Button

D

so that the 

Current Chapter

or

Track Number 

ƒ

is highlighted and dashes

appear. Use the 

Numeric Keys

T

to enter the

desired chapter or track, and press the 

Enter Button

K

to begin playing the new chapter (track).

To select a specific chapter or track on a DVD at any
time during playback, simply press the number corre-
sponding to the chapter or track you wish to view
using the 

Numeric Keys

T

. You may also move

one by one through the chapters or tracks at any time
by pressing the 

Skip Reverse (Previous)/Skip

Forward (Next) Buttons

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