Harman-Kardon DVD 21 owner manual System Setup, System Defaults, Set Up Menu, Video Menu

System Setup

System Defaults

The final step of the installation is to establish the system’s defaults. It is helpful to take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with these set- tings, as they may require change before the first use and later from time to time.

Set Up Menu

The first step in checking or changing the system defaults is to access the Setup Menu. First, make certain that the DVD 21 is properly connected to a video display, and that power is connected. For this process, however, you do not need to load any discs into the unit.

During STOP, PAUSE or PLAY mode, if you press SETUP on the remote, the Set Up Menu appears on the screen.

Video Menu

When you enter the Main Menu, the Video sub- menu will be highlighted. If not, use the ARROW (KL) buttons to highlight the Video menu, then press the ARROW ( N) or ENTER button to access the Video Menu. The left column shows the items in the Video Menu. The right column shows the current setting for each item.

Video Output

Select VIDEO OUTPUT, if it is not already selected, then press ARROW ( N) or ENTER to access the VIDEO OUTPUT sub-menu. The right column displays the current setting (highlighted) and two options.

Note: If the VIDEO OUTPUT is not set to SCART, the SCART Video sub-menu cannot be accessed.

The DVD 21 SCART connector can output RGB or Composite video. If your TV can accept an RGB input signal, RGB output is recommended for superior picture quality. Otherwise, select the composite video setting.

Control signals in the SCART connection will automatically reconfigure the TV's SCART input to match the selection of RGB or composite, if the TV is capable of running RGB.

Note: If you use RGB via SCART, then your TV will be able to reproduce NTSC images, even if the TV is PAL-only.

TV Standard

This Main Menu and all menus in the following may look different, listing the settings with different languages, depending on the settings made already. With the factory default setting all languages are set to ”English”, that´s why with all menus the English version is shown in the manual.

Navigating Menus

The ARROW (KLN M) and ENTER buttons are used to navigate the menus and select specific settings. Use the ARROW (KL) but- tons to move the cursor to highlight the desired sub-menu, then press ARROW ( N) button or ENTER to enter the highlighted menu or choose the highlighted content. The current setting is highlighted. If you wish to change this setting, use the ARROW (KL) buttons to select a new setting and press ENTER. Press ARROW (M) but- ton to return to the left sub-menus column. Press PLAY or SETUP to exit the Setup menu. Any new settings that you have selected will be activated immediately, except for TV Standard and Aspect Ratio which will be activated after the player exits the Setup Menu.

After you press SETUP on the remote to enter the Main menu, three sub-menus are shown: VIDEO, AUDIO and PLAYER. You may press ARROW (M) or select EXIT with the ARROW buttons and press ENTER at any time to leave the Main Menu.

You may at any time restore all original factory default settings. When the player is in Standby, press and hold CLEAR for six seconds. This will restore all default settings and any changes you have made will be lost.

16SYSTEM SETUP

DVD 21 provides multiple output connectors for various video devices, but to optimize video quality, all of the connectors cannot work at the same time. Make sure that the player’s settings match the con- nections available on your TV. The default setting for the VIDEO OUTPUT is S-VIDEO. The Composite Video Output is always active. If you set Video Output to SCART, the player can provide RGB and Composite Video via the SCART socket. To use the SCART output, you must set the Video Output to SCART. If you select S-Video, the player will provide S-Video output via the rear S-Video socket. Note that only the rear video outputs corresponding to the selected setting will be activated.

SCART Video

Select SCART VIDEO OUTPUT with the ARROW (KL) buttons, if it is not already selected, then press ARROW (N) or ENTER to access the SCART VIDEO sub-menu. The right column displays the current setting (highlighted) and one option.

DVD 21 can set the output video format to AUTO, PAL, PAL60 or NTSC. Select TV STANDARD with the ARROW (KL) buttons, if it is not already selected, then press ARROW ( N) or ENTER to access the TV STANDARD sub-menu. The right column displays the current setting (highlighted) and three options.

AUTO will automatically output the original video format on the disc playing. If the disc is PAL, DVD 21 will output PAL video. If the disc is NTSC, the player will output NTSC video.

PAL will always output PAL video, even if the disc is in NTSC format. This works with all PAL-TVs, even old ones without PAL60 capability, as a real standard conversion is being made.

PAL60 will also convert NTSC signals to PAL, but with 60 Hz video repetition rate (as with NTSC). This will avoid any artifacts that may come up in rare cases with true NTSC to PAL conversion acti- vated by the PAL selection above. Note that for viewing the PAL60 format your TV must be PAL60 compatible.

NTSC will always output NTSC video, even if the disc in in PAL format.

If you own a multi-standard TV, we recommend the AUTO setting for optimal picture quality. If your TV is single-standard, select the appropriate standard. (PAL, PAL60 or NTSC).