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harman/kardon
Service Bulletin
Service bulletin # H/K2001-05 Rev1 January 2002
Warranty labor rate: MINOR repair
To: All harman/kardon Service Centers
Model: DVD50
Subject: Software Upgrade version 2.0
A software upgrade is available on disc for early versions of the DVD50.
This upgrade corrects these issues and provides the following benefits:
·
Audio dropouts with certain receivers and processors have been eliminated.
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Video pause/freeze issues have been corrected.
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Transport pause/fast motion control issues have been corrected.
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Improved functionality for the Track Skip Forward/Skip Reverse function when playing CD’s so that
operation is more in line with traditional CD players.
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Audio noise when a disc is paused with certain model Yamaha receivers has been eliminated.
·
Playback has been improved with certain problem DVD’s so that audio dropouts or video artifacts do not
occur.
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Progressive Scan Image Modes – You may now manually select from five different video reconstruction
modes to best suit the way an individual disc was recorded. The user is now able to select from five
separate processing modes when using a progressive scan display. The choice of modes allows the unit to
remain in an "automatic" mode, or the user may optimize the progressive scan frame reconstruction for the
type of program material being played. These modes also allow the user to compensate for errors in the
disc authoring.
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Harman Kardon AVR receiver’s "multi" remote command will no longer interfere with the DVD 50.
·
Control system has been improved to prevent the unit from locking up when certain combinations of
buttons are pressed just prior to turning the DVD50 off.
·
Revised decoding and processing for improved overall audio and video performance.
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Video mode will automatically be reset to default (auto) mode every time the DVD 50 is turned on.
To confirm if the latest version of the software has already been downloaded in a DVD 50, follow these steps:
1) Connect the DVD 50 composite video output jack to the video input jack of a Television or monitor.
2) Turn ON the DVD 50 and press STOP Button, if it is playing a disc.
3) Press MENU Button.
4) When the Main Menu appears on-screen, press "DOWN" Arrow Button to "TV Aspect".
5) Press RIGHT arrow button once.
6) Press DOWN arrow button until the little circle in front of "16:9 Widescreen" turns to orange color.
7) Press the Numeric buttons in this sequence: 1 - 3 - 9 - 7 - 1 - 3 - 9.
8) Press ENTER button.
At this point, you should be able to see System Information on the display.
If the upgrade with this version software has been done, you should see the following characters (among other
information):
"
MICOM. VER. : V2.3 MP
"
9) Press MENU Button to exit from the display mode.
MODEL
SERIAL NUMBER 120V
STATUS
ACTION
DVD50
LG0007-01000 to LG0007-09543
May exhibit symptoms above
Install new software with upgrade disc
DVD50
LG0007-09544 and above
Modified by factory
NONE REQUIRED
