Harman-Kardon DVD 25 Audio CD Playback Features, Selecting a Track, Using Bookmarks

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Audio CD Playback Features

When playing audio CDs, your DVD player has the same features as a CD player, including track skip, repeat play and programmed playback. The on-screen Info Display, appearing when the Repeat Button

or Random Button O is pressed (see page 29), and the On-Screen Banner Display (shown below), appearing automatically when a CD is played, let you choose various playback features.

Track: The number shown indicates the number of the track that is currently playing.

Bookmark: Highlight this area and press the Enter Button 9 to set or go to bookmarked locations on a disc.

Time Display Type: This shows the type of time

indication being shown: Time Elapsed or Remaining for the Current Track, Total Elapsed for the Disc, or Total Remaining for the Disc.

Using the Banner Display

As soon as a CD is played, the Banner Display will appear automatically. To delete it from screen, press

the EzMenu Button D or Clear Button on the remote. To display it, while the CD is playing, press the EzMenu Button D again. The On-Screen Banner Display cannot be used in Stop mode, only in Pause or Play mode. In the display, some of the play- back features are illustrated with an icon. To access a feature, press the appropriate M or N Navigation Buttons 9 on the remote to highlight the icon. Each feature is described in the following pages.

NOTE: To see the On-Screen Banner Display, you must turn on your TV and select the appropriate Video Input.

Selecting a Track

1. During Stop, Resume or Play mode, enter the track

number directly with the Numeric Keys on the remote. The track selected will be played at once.

2.Or press the EzMenu Button D on the remote to see the On-Screen Banner Display on the screen if it’s not there already (as it normally is in Play mode). Press the M or N Navigation Buttons 9 on the remote to highlight the Track Number icon if it’s not already highlighted (in Play mode this

icon is highlighted automatically). Enter the Track

Number using the Numeric Keys

.

• In all modes any track can be selected directly by

entering its number with the Numeric Keys on the remote, no matter whether the EzMenu Banner is on or not.

• You can skip through tracks forward or backward by

pressing the Next/Prev. Buttons (track skip / ) EF on the remote or the Skip Button

(previous/next) 67 on the front panel.

In Stop mode the front display will show the number of tracks recorded on a CD (below the TRACK indicator) and the total time on disc.

Using Bookmarks

Bookmarks are a feature of the DVD 25 that allows you to mark up to nine different points on a disc and to quickly return to those points later.

To Enter a Bookmark, Follow These Steps:

1.While a disc is playing, press the EzMenu Button D on the remote to see the On-Screen Banner Display (if not already shown).

2.Use the M or N Navigation Button 9 until the MARK icon is highlighted and press the Enter Button 9; the Bookmark menu appears.

3.When you reach the place on the disc you want to mark, press the Enter Button 9 .

4.To add marks, move the cursor with the L Navigation Button 9 to the SET line (if it’s not already there), then move the cursor to any free frame with the N Navigation Button 9. Press the Enter Button 9 when the next place on the disc you want to mark is reached.

5.Press the EzMenu Button D or move the cursor to EXIT and press the Enter Button 9 to return to the On-Screen Banner Display or press the Clear

Button on the remote to make the Banner Display disappear from the screen.

Recalling a Bookmarked Scene:

1.While playing a disc, press the EzMenu Button D on the remote; the On-Screen Banner Display will appear.

2.Press the N Navigation Button 9 on the remote, until the MARK icon is highlighted.

3.Press the Enter Button 9.

4.The cursor automatically will highlight the first mark in the JUMP line of the Bookmark menu.

5.Use the M or N Navigation Buttons 9 on the remote to select the bookmarked scene you want to activate.

6.Press the Enter Button 9 to go to the bookmark.

7.Press the EzMenu Button D or move the cursor to EXIT (far right) and press the Enter Button 9

to return to the On-Screen Banner Display. To make the Banner Display disappear from the screen,

press the Clear Button

on the remote.

NOTE: If all nine bookmarks are in use, you can still mark new scenes, but the previous bookmarks will be erased.

Clearing a Bookmark

The bookmarks are cleared each time a disc is removed from the player or when the power is turned off completely (not to Standby only).

You may also clear all bookmarks by moving the cur- sor to CANCEL and pressing the Enter Button 9.

Selecting Time Display

The time display in the front-panel display or at the right of the On-Screen Banner Display can be selected and adjusted:

1.If the Banner Display is on-screen, press the M or N Navigation Button 9 on the remote to highlight the Time section.

2.In normal operation, the elapsed time of the track being played is displayed and the On-Screen Banner Display reads T-ELAPSED.

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Contents DVD Digital Versatile Disc PlayerTable of Contents DVD 25 DVD PlayerIntroduction Risk of Electric Shock Do not OpenSafety Information Features & DVD Compatibility Many Convenient Features Compatible With CD as Well as DVDHigh-Quality Video High-Quality Digital AudioDVD Terminology FRONT-PANEL Controls Main Power On/Off Power On/Off Standby Eject PlayDimmer Test N1 Lights when the disc is paused FRONT-PANEL Information DisplayRemote Control Functions RepeatPower Off Turns off the player to Standby mode To remove information from screenSearch 5x R. Search Search 5x F. SearchRemote Control Input REAR-PANEL Connections¡ Optical Digital Output ∞ S-Video OutputSetup and Connections Connecting to a TV and Analog ReceiverTo S-Video input connector Video input jack onlyTo video input connector Yellow Red/white, optional only, see Note aboveTV or Monitor DVD Remote Control Operation Battery InstallationService Life of Batteries Remote Control Operation RangeFor Your Reference Digital Audio ConnectionsDolby Digital and DTS System Setup System DefaultsMain Menu Video MenuSystem Setup Audio MenuAudio Language PCM Limit Dynamic RangePlayer Setup Menu Menu Language Subtitle LanguageStatus Bar Time Out Is pressed Panel DimContrast Adjustment Color AdjustmentProper color intensity setting on your TV Test ScreenPlayback Features for DVD and CD Discs Playback Basics for ALL FormatsLoading Discs Next, press the Eject Button 7/2 until the disc tray opensUsing a DVD’s Menu Zoom FeaturePlayback Resume Feature DVD PlaybackUsing the On-Screen Banner Display Selecting a TitleSelecting a Chapter Selecting the Audio TrackTo select any Repeat mode Changing the Audio TrackChanging the Subtitle Language Changing the Camera AngleRepeat Play Zoom PlaybackInformation Menus Press the A-B ButtonProgrammed Play with DVD Program PlayAudio CD Playback Features Using BookmarksCD Playback Selecting a TrackCD Playback Video Off FeatureRandom Play Programmed Play with CD Program PlayMP3 Playback MP3 Disc PlaybackOr Play Button 3G Programmed Playback With MP3 DiscsUsing the EzMenu On-Screen Banner for VCD Playback VCD PlaybackVCD Playback Playback ControlDVD Language Codes Troubleshooting Guide Technical Specifications Harman Kardon, Incorporated Part No. WLD8.810.084-1

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