Harman-Kardon BDP 1 Initial Setup, Step One Turn On the BDP, Step Two Display the Setup Menu

Step One – Turn On the BDP 1

IMPORTANT NOTE: When the HDMI Output is used, turn on the

system components in this order: the video display (TV) first, any receiver or processor, and the BDP 1 last.

Turn on the Master Power Switch, placing the BDP 1 in Standby mode. See Figure 10.

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Figure 10 – Master Power Switch

The Power Indicator will turn amber. Press the Power Button on either the front panel or the remote to turn on the BDP 1. See Figure 11.

Figure 11 – Power Indicator and Switch

NOTE: The BDP 1 Blu-ray Disc player may take longer to start up and load discs than earlier optical disc players. This is due to its design features, such as random-access memory, which enable innovations such as popup menus and simultaneous playback of secondary videos (e.g., director’s commentary) with the main program.

Step Two – Display the Setup Menu

The first time the system is used, the Setup menu should be configured. Press the Setup Button (see Figure 12) to display the Setup menu.

Figure 12 – Setup Button

The Setup menu, as with all menus on the BDP 1, is navigated using the ⁄/¤/‹ / › Navigation Buttons. Press the OK Button to select an item highlighted on screen.

There are five Setup menus: Language, Display, Audio, System and Network.

Step Three – Language Setup

The Language Setup menu allows you to specify the default language for the BDP 1 player menus, audio content, subtitles and disc menus. If you are satisfied with the factory defaults (see Table A1 in the appendix), then skip to Step Four.

To change the default language for any of the four settings, use the ⁄/¤/‹ / › Buttons to highlight the setting. The available languages will appear in the right column with the current language option checked. Press the › or OK Button to move the cursor to the languages column, and use the ⁄/¤ Buttons to highlight the desired setting. Press the

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OK Button to select it, then use the ⁄/¤/‹ / › Buttons to navigate to the next setting.

The Audio and Disc menu settings offer an Auto setting, in addition to several specific languages. Select the Auto setting if your desired language does not appear, and the BDP 1 will use the disc’s default language.

The Subtitle setting adds the option “None”, to turn off subtitling.

When you have finished setting the languages, use the ⁄/¤/‹ / › Buttons to navigate to another Setup menu, or press the Setup or Clear Button to clear the menus from view.

Step Four – Display Setup

The Display Setup menu contains the aspect ratio, video output resolution, color space, film mode and screen saver settings. These settings depend on the capabilities of the video display, and enable the BDP 1 to deliver the incredibly detailed high-definition video performance that is one of the main benefits of the Blu-ray Disc format.

Aspect Ratio: Select one of the 16:9 settings if using a widescreen TV, or one of the 4:3 settings if using a standard-width TV.

Setting	Widescreen (16:9) picture	Standard-width (4:3)
		picture
16:9 Full	Fills screen	Fills screen, but stretched
		and distorted
16:9 Pillarbox	Fills screen	Bars on left and right of
		picture; no distortion
4:3 Letterbox	Full picture shown with	Fills screen
	bars above and below
4:3 Pan Scan	Fills screen, but crops	Fills screen
	portions of picture

Resolution: When the HDMI Output is used, leave this setting at the default “HDMI Auto”, and the BDP 1 will communicate with the TV and select the highest video output resolution that the TV can display. For component video displays, select the highest resolution that allows you to view a picture. Match the TV’s native resolution for best performance. The 1080p setting is available only with the HDMI Output, when the TV is compatible. This setting has no effect on composite video displays.

NOTE: For non-HDMI applications, adjust this setting by pressing the front-panel Resolution Button until the correct setting appears in the Message Display.

Color Space: This setting only affects the HDMI Output. Leave it at the default “x.v.Color” setting for optimal color performance.

Film Mode: Allows display of movies at their native rate of 24 frames per second for superior performance. Requires a BD disc recorded at 1080/24p, an HDMI connection to the audio/video receiver or TV and a TV capable of displaying images at a resolution of 1080/24p. If all of these conditions apply and the Resolution setting has been adjusted to either “HDMI Auto” or “1080p”, select “On”. Otherwise, change this setting to “Off”.

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