Harman-Kardon DVD 21 owner manual Playback Basics, Basic Play, Disc Playback Features

Playback Basics

Basic Play

Preparation

1.Switch the TV ON and select its video input connected to the DVD 21.

2.Press the Main Power On button (above the ”POWER” button) to switch on power, the unit will go into Standby mode indicated by the ring surrounding the POWER turning on orange.

3.Press POWER to turn on the unit, the DVD 21 harman/kardon logo should appear now on the screen. If that logo can be viewed only disturbedly on the screen or without any color, skip to page 16 and make the appropriate settings at the ”Video menu” according to your TV set and to the connection used between the DVD 21 and your TV.

When you see no video at all, even no harman/kardon logo, check the setting of the video input used on your TV (most SCART inputs on TVs can be configured in the TV´s menu). When you don´t succeed, connect your TV with different cables to the DVD 21, e.g. via Composite (yellow jacks) or S-Video cables, see page 10 and 11, rather than per SCART to view the setup menues until all appropriate ”Video menu” settings are made properly.

4.Switch on your A/V system’s power, if the player has been connected to such a system.

5.Press EJECT to open the disc tray.

6.Place a disc on the disc tray.

Hold the disc without touching either of its surfaces, position it with the side you wish to play facing down, align it with the guides, and place it in its proper position.

■3" (8 cm) discs or 5" (12 cm) discs can be used.

7.Press PLAY. The disc tray is automatically closed and play begins.

■When the disc tray is closed by pressing EJECT, play will start automatically.

■With most DVD’s, a Disc Menu appears on the screen. Select specific menu item by using ARROW buttons on the remote, then press

ENTER.

Disc Playback Features

Skipping tracks or titles/chapters

To move forward or backward through the tracks on a CD or the titles or chapters on a DVD, press SKIP on the front panel or PREVIOUS/NEXT on the remote.

Fast Motion Playback/Fast Search

1.To move forward or backward through the DVD or CD disc being played at fast speed, press SEARCH on the remote. Once one of these buttons is pressed, the fast search will continue until PLAY is pressed.

There are four fast-play speeds. Each press of the SEARCH Buttons will cycle to the next speed in the following order: 2x, 4x, 16x, 100x.

2.Press PLAY at any time to resume normal playback.

Note that there will be no audio playback during fast-forward or -reverse play of DVD discs. This is normal for DVD, as A/V receivers and surround processors cannot process the digital audio streams during fast-play modes; audio will be heard during fast-play of conventional CD’s.

Freeze Frame and Frame Advance (with DVD only)

1.Press STEP (FWD or REV) when a DVD is playing to freeze the picture.

2.Each time you press one of the buttons, the picture advances one frame in the selected direction.

3.Press PLAY to resume normal playback.

Slow Motion Playback (with DVD only)

1.When playing a DVD disc or when it´s in pause or freeze frame mode, you may move slowly forward or backward through the program being played at one of four speeds by pressing the SLOW-Play Buttons on the remote. Each press of the buttons will move to the next speed in the following order:

F.SLOW 1/2x ➜ F.SLOW 1/4x ➜ F.SLOW 1/16x

➜F.SLOW 1/2x

R.SLOW 1/2x ➜ R.SLOW 1/4x ➜ R.SLOW 1/16x

➜R.SLOW 1/2x

2. Press PLAY to resume normal playback.

Note that there will be no audio playback during slow-forward or -reverse play of DVD discs. This is normal for DVD, as A/V receivers and surround processors cannot process the digital audio streams during slow modes. Slow play is not available for CD.

Notes: Playback features may not be available during the opening credits of a movie. This is intended by the disc author and is not a failure of the DVD 21.

Playback of a DVD with 96 kHz/24-bit audio requires the use of circuitry normally used for other features. Accordingly, Slow Play Reverse and Step Advance features are not available with these discs.

Depending on the structure of a VCD disc, the functions Slow Reverse and Step Reverse may be prohibited or have no function and Fast Playback (Search) may not function (more details about VCD Playback see page 30).

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