Harman-Kardon DVD 38 manual Load CDs or DVD-Audio discs with the label side up

OPERATION

•The DVD 38 will only play discs that are coded for Region 1 or discs that are open to being played in all regions (Region Code “0”). Discs that contain a Region Code of 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 (as noted by a number inside a world map logo on the disc’s jacket) will not play.

•The DVD 38 will only display video in the NTSC format. The PAL format is generally used in Europe and other regions of the world outside North America, and some music or other DVDs are available in PAL with a Region Code of “0”. The DVD 38 will automatically detect the PAL format, and make the necessary conversions so that the video may be displayed on an NTSC TV. PAL discs bearing a Region Code other than “0” or “1” may not be played on the DVD 38.

•Playback capability for CD-RW, DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+RW or DVD+R discs will vary according to the quality of the disc. On some occasions it is possible that these discs may not play on the DVD 38.

•Both 5-inch (12cm) and 3-inch (8cm) discs may be used.

•Load CDs or DVD-Audio discs with the label side up.

•Load DVD-Video discs with printed labels label side up. If the disc contains both standard and high-definition (not HD-DVD or Blu-ray Disc) versions of the program, make sure the desired label faces up.

•Some DVD-Video discs are double-sided. The title information for these will be printed on the inner ring of the disc, very close to the center hole. The title for the side you wish to play should be facing up.

After a disc is properly loaded, press the Open/Close Button to close the disc drawer. After the drawer closes, the LOADING message will appear in the Main Information Display while the unit is determining the type of disc (DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, CD, VCD, JPEG, WMA or MP3) and is reading the data for track, chapter, title and other information about the disc.

Next, the applicable Disc-Type Indicator will light up in the front-panel display. If the disc is a DVD, CD or VCD2.0 disc, it will automatically begin playing. The disc’s track and timing information and other relevant data will also appear in the Main Information Display.

Any time a control button is pressed, an icon will appear in the upper right corner of the screen to indicate the player’s action. These icons include the standard transport modes (play, stop, pause, forward and reverse fast and slow search, track skip), the opening or closing of the disc drawer, or the prohibit icon (Ø) if the command action is not avail- able at that time or for that disc. As explained in more detail below, pressing the Status Button displays the Status Banner for DVDs, and pressing the Info Button displays the Player Information submenu.

•When a DVD is detected, playback will automatically begin and the screen will show the program or the disc’s menu, depending on how the disc was created.

•If a CD is detected, playback will begin automatically, and the Player Information screen will appear. See Figure 30.

Figure 30 – Player Information Screen (Audio CD)

•If the disc contains MP3, WMA or JPEG files, or if it is a VCD without playback control, the Player Information display will appear. See Figure 31. To play one of these files, use the Navigation Buttons to select a folder and press the Enter Button to open it. Use the Navigation Buttons to select a file for playback, and press the Enter Button to begin play.

Figure 31 – Player Information Screen (WMA Disc)

•VCD2.0 discs will begin play automatically, similar to a conventional audio CD. VCDs containing raw MPEG files may play, depending on how the disc was created.

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 by pressing the Stop Button twice, the disc will begin playing from its beginning. If the Disc Recognition feature was turned on in the System Setup menu (see Figure 20), a screen will appear asking you whether to begin playback from the beginning of the disc, or from the point where playback was stopped during the last viewing session. See Figure 32.

Figure 32 – Disc-Recognition Resume Screen

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