Harman Kardon DVD50 Owner's manual

Brand: Harman Kardon

Model: DVD50

Category: DVD players

Type: Owner's manual

DVD 50 5-DiscDVDChanger

OWNER'SMANUAL

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DVD 50 5-DiscDVDChanger

3 Introduction

4 SafetyInformation

5 DVDCompatibility&Terminology

6 FrontPanelControls

7 FrontPanelInformationDisplay

9 RearPanelConnections

10 RemoteControlFunctions

13 InstallationandConnections

18 SetupMenu

18 RemoteControlOperation

19 AudioLanguageSelection

19 SubtitleLanguageSelection

20 MenuLanguageSelection

20 RatingsSelectionandPasswordControl

21 AspectRatio

22 VideoOutput

23 DVDAuto Play

24 DynamicRangeSetting

24 DigitalAudio Out

26 PlaybackBasicsforAll Formats

26 LoadingDiscs

29 DVDPlayback

29 Usinga DVD'sMenu

30 Usingthe On-ScreenMenuBarfor

DVDPlayback

30 SelectingTitlesandChapters

30 Changingthe AudioTrack

31 ChangingSubtitleLanguages

31 ChangingCameraAngles

32 CDPlayback

33 MP3Playback

34 VCDPlayback

35 ProgrammedPlay

35 RandomPlay

36 ProgrammedPlay

37 Bookmarks

38 DVDLanguageCodes

39 TroubleshootingGuide

40 TechnicalSpecifications

2 TABLEOFCONTENTS

Typographical Conventions

Inorderto helpyou usethismanualwith the remotecontrol,front panelcontrolsand rearpanel

connections,certainconventionshavebeenused.

EXAMPLE- (boldtype)indicatesa specificremotecontrol or front panelbutton, or rearpanel

connectionjack

EXAMPLE - (OCRtype)indicatesa messagethat isvisibleon the front panelinformationdisplay

[] - (numberinasquare)indicatesaspecificfront panelcontrol

_]D - (numberinan oval)indicatesabutton or indicatoron the remote

O - (numberina circle)indicatesa rearpanelconnection

[] - (letterinasquare)indicatesan indicatorin thefront paneldisplay

._ - (letterin a triangle)indicatesa connectionoption inthe installationprocess

Introduction

Thankyouforchoosingthe HarmanKardon

DVD50. TheDVD50 isamultipurposefive-disc

playerthat deliversthe highestlevelof playback

qualityfrom awide rangeof optical mediafor-

mats.Alongwith conventionalDVDandCD

audiodiscs,the DVD50 isalsocompatiblewith

CD-RandCD-RWdiscs,discswith HDCD

encoding,VCDdiscsanddiscsrecordedwith

audiofiles inthe MP3format.However,the

DVD50doesmorethansimplyplaydiscsin this

extensivelist offormats,it playsthemflawlessly,

andprovidesoutputsignalsthat matchthe

capabilitiesof the latestaudioandvideo display

technologies.

Onthe videoside,the DVD50 isoneof thefirst

5-discchangersto offer progressivescanvideo

outputsfor usewith digital "HDTV-Ready"dis-

playmonitors.Usingahigh-speed,single-chip

digital processor,the DVD50 iscapableof

reconstructingthe3/2 pulJdowneffectintro-

ducedwhen film-basedprogramsaretrans-

ferredto video.Inconjunctionwith precision

videooutput DACs,the endresultisa full 60-

frame-per-secondoutput that is theclosest

thing to filmthissideof yourlocalcinema.Of

course,tradkiona]Y/Pr/Pbcomponentvideo,

S-Videoandcompositevideooutputsarealso

availablefor usewith conventionaltelevisions

andvideoprojectors.

Inkeepingwith our traditionasa leaderin

audiotechnology,HarmanKardonhaspacked

the DVD50with the latestfeatures,including

audiophile-gradeWolfsonaudiooutput DACs

andfuncompatibilitywith 96kHzaudiopro

gramming.Bothcoaxialand opticaldigital out-

puts areavailablefor directconnectionto A/V

receiversor surroundprocessorssothatyou

maytakeadvantageof Do[byDigka]*and DTS:

soundtracks.CDplaybackis enhancedthrough

the useof HDCDtechnology,whichprovides

optimalplaybackresolutionfrom HDCD-encoded

discsandenhancedplaybackof all CDs.Finally,

built-in MP3decodingallowsmusicdiscscreated

andfinalizedon acomputerto be playedback

throughyourhome4heatersystemfor increased

listeningpleasure.

A widerangeof programmingfeaturesmakesit

easyto programanevening'sworth of enter-

tainment,selectingfromtrackson multiple

discs.WhenplayingDVDs,easy-to-understand

on-screenmenusand iconsmakeit simpleto

changelanguages,soundtracks,subtitlesor

aspectratio,while a parentablockfunction

enablesyou to controlwhichdiscsmaybe

viewedbyyoungermembersofthe household.

DVDplayersareamongthe fastestgrowing

consumerelectronicsproductseverbroughtto

market,but this may,nevertheless,bethe first

DVDplayeryou'veowned.Althoughmanyof

the featuresof the DVD50 resemblethoseof

standardCDchangersor players,therearea

numberof functionsthatyou maybe unfamiliar

with. Toensurethat youareableto takeadvan

tageof all the powerandflexibility the DVD50

hasto offer,we encourageyouto reviewthis

manual.Thatsmallinvestmentof yourtimewill

paymajordividendsin the enjoymentyouwill

get from properuseof the DVD50.

Ifyouhaveadditionalquestionsabout this

product,or its installationor operation,that are

not answeredin thismanual,pleasecontact

yourdealer,ashe isyourbestsourceof

localinformation.Youmayalsocontact

HarmanKardonvia e-mailthroughourWeb

siteat www.harmankardomcom.

SpecialFeatures

• Playsa wide range of video and audio

formats, including DVD-Movie discs,

VCD,standard CDaudio discs,CD-R/RW

audio discs,MP3 discsand HDCD-

encoded discs

• High-quality video playback 1B-bit

DACs,progressivescanand component

video outputs

CAUTION

CAUTION: To prevent electric shock,

do not use this (polarized)

plug with an extension cord,

receptacle or other outlet

unless the blades can

be fully inserted to

prevent blade exposure.

,_ The lighL,ling flash wi_ arrowhead symbol,

within an equilateral trqangle, is intended to

alert the user to the presence of uninsulaled

¸'dangerous voltage" within the product's

e_c]osure that may be Of sufficient rnag_itude to con_itule a

l_sk of e]eclric shock to persons

Eiteratuleaccompa_ylng theappliance

• Dolby Digital and DTSdata signal out-

put through both optical and coaxial

digital audio connections

• Audiophile-grade Wolfsonoutput DACs

for the finest audio reproduction

• Easy-to-use on-screen navigation

system

• Playbackof MP3 audio discswith text

display

• HDCDdecoding for optimal playback

of HDCD-encededdiscsand superior

reproduction of all CDs

• Extensive programming capabilityfor

audio and video discs

• Parentallock controls prevent

unauthorized viewing of restricted

movies

• Multiple optionsfor language,

soundtrack and subtitle selection

• Multiple-angle capabilities with

specially encoded DVD discs

• Bookmarkfunction for easy return to

favorite scenes

• Backlit,ergonomically designed

remote control

•Five-disc-capacitychangerwith

play-exchangefeature

NOTE:Thisplayerisdesignedand

manufacturedfor compatibilitywith Region

Managementinformationthatisencodedon

mostDVDdiscs.Thisplayerisdesignedonlyfor

playbackof discswith RegionCode 1,or for

discsthat do not containRegionCodeinforma-

tion. If there isanyother RegionCodeon a

disc,that discwill notplayon the DVD50.

I 3 INTRODUCTION

Safety Information

Verify LineVoltage BeforeUse

YourDVD50 hasbeendesignedfor usewith

120- 230-voltACcurrent,butthe plugis

specificallydesignedfor 120-voltapplications.

Connectiontoa linevoltageother thanthat for

whichit isintendedcancreatea safetyandfire

hazardandmaydamagethe unit.

Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthevoltage

requirementsfor yourspecificmodel,or about

the linevoltagein yourarea,contactyoursell-

ingdealerbeforepluggingthe unit intoa wall

outlet.

DoNot UseExtension Cords

Wedo not recommendthat extensioncordsbe

usedwith this product.As with all electrical

devices,do not runpowercordsunderrugsor

carpetsorplaceheavyobjectson them.

Damagedpowercordsshouldbereplaced

immediatelybyanauthorizedservicedepot

with cordsmeetingfactoryspecifications.

Handlethe AC PowerCord Gently

Whendisconnectingthe powercordfrom an

ACoutlet,alwayspullthe plug,neverpuffthe

cord.Ifyoudo not intendto usethe unit for

anyconsiderablelengthof time,disconnectthe

plug fromthe ACoutlet.

DoNot Open the Cabinet

Thereareno user-serviceablecomponents

insidethis product.Openingthe cabinetmay

presentashockhazard,andanymodification

to the productwill voidyourguarantee,if water

or anymetalobjectsuchasapaperclip,wire

or a stapleaccidentallyfalls insidethe unit, dis-

connectit fromthe ACpowersourceimmedi-

ately,andconsultanauthorizedservicestation.

Installation Location

• Toensureproperoperation,andto avoidthe

potentialfor safetyhazards,placethe unit

on afirm andlevelsurface.Whenplacing

the unit on ashelf,becertainthat the shelf

andanymountinghardwarecansupportthe

weight of the product.

• Makecertainthatproperspaceisprovided

both aboveandbelow the unitfor ventila-

tion. If this productwill be installedin a cab-

inetor otherenclosedarea,makecertain

that thereissufficientair movementwithin

the cabinet.

• Donot placethe unit directlyon a carpeted

surface.

• Avoidmoist or humidlocations.

• Avoidinstallationin extremelyhot or cold

locations,or an areathat isexposedto

directsunlightor heatingequipment.

• Donot obstructthe ventilationslotson the

top of the unit,or placeobiectsdirectly

overthem.

Cleaning

Whenthe unit getsdirty,wipeit with a clean,

soft,dry cloth,if necessary,wipeit with a soft

cloth dampenedwith mildsoapywater,thena

freshclothwithcleanwater.Wipeimmediately

with adrycloth. NEVERusebenzene,aerosol

cleaners,thinner,alcoholor anyvolatiledean-

ingagent.Donot useabrasivecleaners,asthey

maydamagethefinish of metalparts.Avoid

sprayinginsecticidenearthe unit.

Unpacking

Thecartonand shippingmaterialsusedto pro-

tect yournewreceiverduringshipmentwere

speda[[ydesignedto cushionit fromshockand

vibrafion.We suggestthat yousavethe carton

andpackingmaterialsfor usein shippingif you

move,or shouldthe unit everneedrepair.

Tominimizethe sizeof the cartoninstorage,

youmaywishto flatten it.Thisisdonebycare-

fully slitting thetapeseamson thebottom,and

collapsingthe cartondown to amoretwo-

dimensionalappearance.Othercardboard

insertsmaybestoredinthe samemanner.

Packingmaterialsthatcannotbe collapsed

shouldbe savedalongwith thecartonin a

plasticbag.

Ifyoudo notwishto savethe packagingmate-

rials,pleasenotethatthe cartonand othersec-

tions ofthe shippingprotectionarerecydable.

Pleaserespectthe environmentanddiscard

thosematerialsata local recyclingcenter.

Moving the Unit

Beforemovingthe unit,becertainto discon-

nectanyinterconnectioncordswith othercom-

ponents,and makecertainthat youdisconnect

the unitfrom theACoutlet.

IMPORTANTNOTE:To avoiddamageto the

DVD50 that maynot becoveredby thewar-

ranty,be certainthat all discsareremovedfrom

the unitbeforeit is moved.Oncethe DVD50 is

installed,discsmaybeleft in theunit when it

isturnedoff, but the unit shouldNEVERbe

movedwith discsleft in anyof the positionsof

the disctray.

Important Information for the User

Thisequipmenthasbeentestedand foundto

complywith the limitsfor a ClassBdigital

device,pursuantto Part15of the FCCRules.

Thelimits aredesignedto providereasonable

protectionagainstharmfulinterferencein a

residentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,

usesandcanradiateradio-frequencyenergyand,

if notinstalledandusedin accordancewith the

instructions,maycauseharmfulinterferenceto

radiocommunication.However,there isno

guaranteethatharmfulinterferencewill not

occurina particularinstallation.Ifthisequip-

mentdoescauseharmfulinterferenceto radio

or televisionreception,whichcanbedeter-

minedby turning the equipmentoff andon,the

useris encouragedto try to correctthe interfer-

encebyoneor moreof the followingmeasures:

• Reorientor relocatethe receivingantenna.

• Increasethe separationbetweenthe equip-

mentandreceiver.

• Connectthe equipmentintoan outleton a

circuitdifferentfromthat to whichthe

receiverisconnected.

• Consultthe dealeror an experienced

radio/TVtechnicianfor help.

Thisdevicecomplieswith Part15of the FCC

Rules.Operationis subjectto thefollowing two

conditions:(1)this devicemaynot causeharm-

ful interference,and(2)thisdevicemustaccept

interferencereceived,includinginterferencethat

maycauseundesiredoperation.

NOTE:Changesor modificationsmaycause

thisunit to fail to complywith Part15of the

FCCRulesandmayvoidthe user'sauthorityto

operatetheequipment.

CAUTION:TheDVD50 usesa lasersystem.To

preventdirectexposureto the laserbeam,do

not openthe cabinetenclosureor defeatanyof

the safetymechanismsprovidedfor yourpro-

tection.DONOTSTAREINTOTHELASERBEAM.

Toensureproperuseof thisproduct,please

readthisOwner'sManualcarefullyand retainit

forfuture use.Shouldthe unitrequiremainte-

nanceor repair,pleasecontactyourlocal

HarmanKardonservicestation.Referservicing

to qualifiedpersonnelonly.

4 SAFETYINFORMATION

DVD Compatibility & Terminology

TheDVD50 ismorethan a DVDplayer;it will

playthe followingdiscformats:

• BothS-inch(12cm)and3-inch(Scm)discs

• DVDmoviediscs

• CD,CD-Rand CD-RWaudiodiscs

• DTSaudiodiscs

• CDaudiodiscswith HDCDencoding

• MP3discs

• VCD(videoCD)discs

However,it will NOTplaythe following:

• DVDdiscswith a RegionCodeotherthan

the onethe playerissetfor.

• DVDdiscswith PALformat video

• DVD-ROMdatadiscs

• DVD-RAMdiscs

• CD-[discs

• CD-Gdiscs

• SVCDdiscs

• PhotoCDdiscs

NOTE:Dueto differencesin the formatsof

certaindiscs,it is possiblethat somediscsmay

includeamixof featuresthatarenot compati-

blewith the DVD50. Similarly,althoughthe

DVD50 iscapableof a wide rangeof features,

notall discsincludeeverycapabilityof the DVD

system.Forexample,althoughthe DVDSOis

compatiblewith multi-anglediscs,thatfeature

isonlypossiblewhenthe disc isspecially

encodedfor multiple-angleplay.In addition,the

DVD50 iscompatiblewith bothDolbyDigital

andDTSsoundtracks,but the numberand types

of tracksavailablewill varyfrom discto disc.To

makecertainthat a specificfeatureor sound-

trackoptionisavailable,pleasecheckthe

optionsnotedon the discjacket.

• Playbackof DTSaudiodiscsrequiresconnec-

tion to a processoror receiverwith aDTS

decoder.

• PlaybackcapabilityforCD-RWdiscsmay

varydueto variationsin thequality of the

CD-RWdisc andthe recorderusedto create

the disc.

Sincetheysharesomeofthe characteristicsand

technologyof CDplayers,manyof the terms

andoperationalconceptsusedin a DVDplayer

aresimilartowhat youmaybefamiliarwith

from CDplayersandchangers,or oldervideo

discformatssuchasLaserDisc.However,if this

isyourfirst DVDproduct,someof the terms

usedto describethe featuresof a DVDplayer

maybe unfamiliar.Thefollowing explanations

shouldsolvesomeof the mysteriesof DVD,and

helpyouto enjoyall the powerand flexibilityof

the DVDformatand the DVD50.

Aspect Ratio:Thisisa descriptionof the

width of a video imagein relationto itsheight.

A conventionalvideoscreenisfour unitswide

for everythreeunitsof height,makingit almost

square.Newerwide-aspect-ratiovideodisplays

are 16unitswidefor everynine unitsof height,

makingthemmorelikethe screeninamovie

theater.Theprogrammaterialon a DVDmaybe

recordedin eitherformatand,in addition,you

mayconfigurethe DVDSOto playbackin

eitherformat,dependingon thefeatures

recordedon adisc.

Chapter: DVDprogramsaredividedinto chap-

tersandtitles.Chaptersarethe subsections

programmedinto asingletitJeon adisc.

Chaptersmaybecomparedto the individual

trackson anaudioCD.Pressthe Menubutton

to seea listingof thechaptersona disc.

ComponentVideo:Thisisa newform of

videosignalthateliminatesmanyof the arti-

factsof traditionalcompositevideosignalsby

splitting the signalinto a separateluminance

channelandtwo colordifferencesignals.With a

componentvideoconnection,youwi[[ see

greaterpictureresolutionandeliminatemany

pictureimperfectionssuchas the moir6pat-

ternsoftenseenoncheckedpatternedcloths.

However,in orderto benefitfrom component

videoyou musthavea videodisplaywith

Y/Pr/Pbcomponentvideoinputs.Donot

connectthe componentvideooutputsof the

DVDSOto the standardcompositeor S-Video

inputsofa TVor recorder.

Title: Fora DVD,atitle isdefinedasanentire

movieor program.Theremaybeasmanychap-

terswithin atitle asthe producersdecideto

include.MostdiscsincludeonlyonetJtJe,but

somemayhavemorethanone,to giveyoua

"Double Feature"presentation.PresstheTitJe

button to seea listing of the titles ona disc.

Whenadischasonlyonetitle, pressingthe titJe

button mayshowa listof the chapters.

Multiple Angle: DVDshavethe capabilityto

showup to fourdifferentviewsof the same

scenein a program.Whenadiscisencoded

with multiple-angleinformation,pressingthe

Anglebutton will enableyouto switchbetween

thesedifferentviews.Notethat,at present,few

discstakeadvantageof thiscapabilityand,

when theydo,the multiple-angletechnology

mayonlybe presentfor short periodsof time

within the disc.Producerswill usuallyinsert

somesortof iconor graphicin the pictureto

alertyouto the availabilityof multiple-angle

scenes.

Reading:Thisisamessagethat youwill see

when youfirst pressthe Playbutton. [trefersto

thefact thatthe playermustfirst examinethe

contentsof the discto seewhetherit is aCDor

DVD,and thenextractthe informationabout

thetypeof materialon the disc,suchaslan-

guages,aspectratios,subtitles,numberof titles

andmore.Theslightdelaywhile thecontentsof

thediscarereadisnormal.

Resume:Theoperationofthe Stopbutton on

theDVDSOworksdifferentlyfromwhat you

areusedto on CDplayers.Ona traditionalCD

player,when youpressthe Stopbutton,the unit

doesjustthat: it stopsplayback.Ona CDplayer,

when youpressthe Startbutton again,the disc

startsfrom the beginning.With the DVD50,

however,you havetwooptionswhenplaying

DVDdiscs.PressingStoponcewill stopthe

playback,but it actuallyputsthe unit inthe

Resumemode.Thismeansthat you canturn

themachineoff and,whenyoupressPlaythe

nexttime,the discwill resumeor continuefrom

thepoint onthe discwherethe Stopbutton

was pressed.Thisishelpfulif youarewatching

amovieandmustinterruptyourviewingses-

sionbut wish to pickup whereyou left off.

Pressingthe Stopbutton twicewill stopthe

machinein atraditionalmannerand,when

thediscis playedagain,it will startfromthe

beginning.

5 DVDCOMPATIBILITY& TERMINOLOGY

Front Panel Controls

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[] PowerSwitch

[] StatusIndicator

[] HeadphoneJack

[] HeadphoneLevelControl

[] DiscTray

[] DirectAccessButtons

[] DiscSkip

[] SearchForward/Reverse

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i'_Skip Forward/Reverse

[] Stop

[_Pause

[] Play

[] InformationDisplay

[] DisplayDim

[] RemoteSensor

[] Power Switch: Pressthe buttononceto

turn the DVD50 on;pressit againto put the

unitin the Standbymode.

[] StatusIndicator: Whenthe DVD50is in

the Onmode,thisindicatorwill glowgreen.

Whenthe unit hasbeenplacedinthe Standby

modebypressingthe Power-Off Button

on the remote,the indicatorwill glow amber,

indicatingthat the unit isstill connectedto the

ACmain supplyand isreadyto be turnedon

from theremotecontrol.

[] Headphone Jack:Connectstandardhead-

phonesto thisjack forprivatelistening.

[] HeadphoneLevelControl:Turnthis

controlto adjustthe volumelevelto the head

phones.Notethatthe useof thiscontrolw[[[

notchangethe analogoutput levelsat therear

panelaudiooutputs.

[] DiscTray:Thistrayholdsasmanyasfive

compatiblediscsthatcanbe playedoneat a

time inthe DVD50.

[] DirectAccess Buttons: Pressoneof

thesebuttonsto playanyof upto fivediscs

loadedin the DiscTray.

[] DiscSkip:Pressthisbutton to changethe

discbeingplayed.Eachpressof the button will

movethe trayforwardto the nextoccupied

positionin thetray.Notethat the unitwill skip

overthe emptydiscpositions.

[] Search Forward/Reverse:Pressthis but-

ton to moveforwardor backwardthrough aCD

or DVDat oneof fourspeeds.Eachpressand

releasewill increasethe searchspeed,asindi-

catedin theon screendisplay.Onceyou have

selectedthe desiredspeed,releasethe button

andthe discwill continueto searchat fast

speed.Toresumenormalplaybackspeed,press

the Play Button [].

[] Open/CloseButton: Pressthis buttonto

openor closethe DiscTray [E't.

[] SkipForward/Reverse: Pressthis button

to moveforwardor backwardthroughthe

musictracksona CDdiscor the chapterson a

DVDdisc.

[] Stop:Pressthisbutton onceto placethe

discin the Resumemode,which meansthat

playbackwin stop,but aslongasthe trayisnot

openedor the discchanged,DVDplaybackwill

continuefrom the samepointon the discwhen

the Playbutton ispressedagain.Resumewill

alsowork if theunit wasturnedoff.Tostopa

discandhaveplaystartfrom the beginning,

pressthe buttontwice.

[] Pause:Pressthisbutton to momentarily

pauseplayback.To resumeplayback,pressthe

PlayButton []. if a DVDisplaying,action

wi[[ freezeandastill picturewi[[ bedisplayed

when thisbutton ispressed.

[] Play: Pressthe buttonto playback,or to

resumeplaybackafter the PauseButton []

hasbeenpressed.

[] Information Display:Thisdisplaycon-

tainsavarietyof indicatorsthat provideinfor-

mationabout thestatusof the DVD50andthe

disccurrentlyplaying.

[] DisplayDim: Pressthis buttonto adjust

the brightnessof theInformationDisplayby

50% orto turnthe displayoff completelyin the

following order:FULLBRIGHTNESS-e.HALF

BRIGHTNESS_ OFF,.e.FULLBRIGHTNESS.

[] Remote Sensor:Thesensorthat receives

the infraredcommandsfrom the remotecontrol

isbehindthisarea.Do not coveror obscurethis

part of thefront panel,in orderto avoidamab

functionwith theremote.

6 FRONTPANELCONTROLS

Front Panel Information Display

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[] DiscTypeIndicators

[] DiscNumberIndicators

[] Title/TrackIndicators

[] ChapterNumberIndicators

[] ProgramTimeIndicators

[] HDCDIndicator

[] TrackNumberCalendar

[] Angleindicator

[] Auto PlayIndicator

[] MP3indicator

[] ProgramIndicator

[] RemainingTimeIndicator

[] TotalTimeIndicator

[] Repeat/RandomIndicators

[] RandomIndicator

[] ShuffleIndicator

[] ParentalLockIndicator

[] Resumeindicator

[] PlaybackMode Indicators

[] 96kHz/24-Bkindicator

[] DiscType Indicators: A DVD,CDorVCD

indicatorwill light to showthe type of disccur-

rentlybeingplayed.

[] Disc Number Indicators: Whenthe

DVD50hassensedthatadiscis loadedin one

or moreofthe traypositions,the numberinside

the correspondingdisciconwill light.Thedisc

positionthat is currentlyplayingwill flash. Note

that if a discisaddedto,or removedfrom,the

traywhile adiscisplaying,the indicatorwill

notshowthe changeuntil all discsarecycled.

[] Title/Track Indicators: Thenumbers

shown inthesepositionsdisplaythe current

title numberwhen a DVDisplaying,or the cur-

renttracknumberwhenaCDor MP3discis

playing,asindicatedbythe appearanceof

eitherthe TRACK or TITLE indicator

beingilluminated.

[] ChapterNumber Indicators: Thenum-

bersshownin thesepositionsdisplaythe cur-

rentChapternumberwhen a DVDisplaying,as

indicatedby the CHAPTER indicatorbeing

illuminated.

[] ProgramTime Indicators: Theseposi-

tions inthe indicatorwiJ[showthe running

time of aDVDinplay.WhenaCDisplaying,

theseindicatorswifl showthe currenttrack

time,time remainingin the currenttrack,or the

total remainingtime onthe disc.

[] HDCDIndicator:Thisindicatorlightswhen

a CDwith HDCDencodingis playing.TheHDCD

decoderwiflautomaficaJlybeactivatedto pro-

videhigh-resolutionaudioplayback.

[] Track Number Calendar:Thisareapro-

videsa graphicaldisplayof the tracknumbers

remainingon a CD.Whena dischasmorethan

14tracksthe • indicatoratthe endof thecal-

endardisplaywi[I light.

[] Angleindicator:Thisindicatorlightswhen

the DVDbeingplayedhasmultiple-anglecon-

tent. However,the actualmulti-anglescenes

areonlypresentwhen the indicatorflashes.

Whenit flashes,pressthe Angle Sutton

on the remoteto changethe scenebeing

viewed.Seepage31 for moreinformation.

[] AutoPlayIndicator:Whenthisindicatoris

lit, theDVD50 is inthe AutoPlaymode,which

meansthat the unitwill automaticallyplaya

DVDdiscwhen it isinsertedin the disctrayand

the drawerisclosed.NotethatCDdiscswill

alwaysgointo the Haymodewhen the disc

drawerisclosed,evenwhen the indicatorisnot

lit. Seepage23 for moreinformation.

[] MP3 Indicator: Thisindicatorlightswhen

a discwith MP3contentisplayed.

[] Program Indicator:This indicatorlights

when the programmingfunctionsarein use.

[] RemainingTime Indicator: Thisindicator

lightswhen aCDisplayingandthe time dis-

playhasbeenswitchedto showthe time

remaininginthe trackbeingplayed.Whenboth

thisindicatorandthe Total Time Indicator

[] arelit, the total remainingtime inthe disc

isshown.

[] Total Time Indicator: Thisindicatorlights

when aCDis playingandthe timedisplayhas

beenswitchedto showthe total elapsedtime

thatthe currentdischasplayed.Whenboth this

indicatorandthe Remaining Indicator []

arelit, the total remainingtime inthediscis

shown.

[] Repeat/RandomIndicators: Theseindica-

torslight whenanyof the Repeat/Random

functionsarein use.

[] Random Indicator: Thisindicatorlights

when the unit isin the RandomHay mode.

[] Shuffle Indicator: Thisindicatorlights

when the DVD50 isin the ShuffleRandomPlay

mode.Seepage35 for moreinformation.

7 FRONTPANELINFORMATIONDISPLAY

Front Panel Information Display

[] ParentalLockIndicator: Thisindicator

lightswhenthe parentallocksystemis

engagedinorderto preventanyonefrom

changingthe ratinglevelwithouta code.

[] ResumeIndicator: Thisindicatorlights

when the Stopbutton hasbeenpressedonce

to putthe unit inthe Resumemode.

[] PlaybackMode Indicators: Theseindica-

torslight to showthecurrentplaybackmode:

• Lightswhena discisplayingin the

Normalmode

• • Lightswhenthe discisinthe Fast

SearchForwardmode.ForDVDs,When

bothtrianglesglow steadily,the discplays

at 2xnormalspeed.Whenthe right trian

gleisflashing,the discplaysat4x normal

speed.Whenthe left triangleisflashing,

the discplaysat 16xnormalspeed.When

bothtrianglesareflashing,the discplaysat

lOOxnormalspeed.ForCDs,onlythe first

threeFastSearchmodesareavailable.

• 11Lightswhen the discispaused

_ Lightswhen thediscisinthe Fast

SearchReversemode.ForDVDs,When

bothtrianglesglow steadily,the discplays

at 2xnormalspeed.Whenthe left triangle

isflashing,the discplaysat 4x normal

speed.Whenthe righttriangle isplaying,

the discplaysat 16xnormalspeed.When

bothtrianglesareflashing,the discplaysat

lOOxnormalspeed.ForCDs,onlythe first

threeFastSearchmodesareavailable.

[] 96kHzi24-Bit Indicator: Thisindicator

lightswhena discrecordedwith 96kHz/24-bit

content isplaying.Seepage24 for moreinfor-

mationon settingsfor96/24 audio.

8 FRONTPANELINFORMATION DISPLAYI

Rear Panel Conne ions

O RemoteControlInput

RemoteControlOutput

_) AnalogAudio Outputs

O ComponentVideoOutputs

CompositeVideoOutput

(_ S-VideoOutput

CoaxialDigital Output

_) OpticalDigital Output

_) ACPowerCord

O Remote Control Input: Connectthe

output of a remoteinfraredsensor,or the

remotecontroloutputof anothercompatible

HarmanKardonproduct,to thisjack.Thiswill

enablethe remotecontrolto operateeven

when thefront panelRemote Sensor[] is

blocked.Thisjackmayalsobe usedwith com-

patibleIRremotecontrobbasedautomation

systems.

Remote Control Output: Connectthis

jack to the infrared(IR)inputjackof another

compatibleHarmanKardonremote-controlled

productto havethe built-inRemote Sensor

[] on the DVD50 provideIRsignalsto other

compatibleproducts.

Analog Audio Outputs: Connectthese

jacksto anaudioinput on anA/V receiveror

surroundprocessorforanalogaudioplayback.

O ComponentVideo Outputs: Theseout-

puts carrythe componentvideo signalsfor con

nectionto analogor digitaldisplaymonitors

with componentvideoinputs.Forstandard

analogTVsor projectorswith inputsmarked

Y/Pr/Pbor Y/Cr/Cb,connecttheseoutputsto

the matchinginputs.If you havea digitaltelevi-

sionthat iscompatiblewith high scanrate

video,connectthesejacksto the"HD

Component"inputs,notethata changemust

be madeto the setupmenusin orderto take

advantageof the progressivescancircuitry.See

page22 for moreinformationonprogressive

scanvideo.NotethatthesejacksshouldNOT

be connectedto standardcompositevideo

inputs.

(_ CompositeVideo Output: Connectthis

jack to the videoinputon atelevisionor video

projector,or to avideoinputon anA/V receiver

or processorif youareusingthat type of device

for videoinput switching.

(_ S-VideoOutput: Connectthisjack to the

S-Videoinputon atelevisionor videoprojector,

or to an S-Videoinputon anA/V receiveror

processorif youareusingthat type of device

for S-Videoinput switching.

CoaxialDigital Output: Connectthisjack

to the coaxialdigital inputof anA/V receiveror

surroundprocessorfor DolbyDigital,DTSor

PCMaudioplayback.

NOTE:Thecoaxialdigkal output shouldonlybe

connectedto a digital input.Eventhough it is

the sameRCA-typeconnectorasstandardana

logaudioconnections,DONOTconnectit to a

conventionalanalog inputjack.

_) Optical Digital Output: Connectthisjack

to theoptical digital inputof anA/V receiveror

surroundprocessorfor DolbyDigital,DTSor

PCMaudioplayback.

AC Power Cord:Connectthis plugto an

ACoutlet, if the outlet iscontrolledbyaswitch,

makecertainthat it is inthe ONposition.

9 REARPANELCONNECTIONS

Remote Control Functions

_]D TitleButton

PowerOnButton

StatusButton

ReturnButton

NavigationButtons

_1 PreviousButton

PlayButton

ReverseSearchButton

_1 Open/CloseButton

StopButton

t_1 SlowPlayButtons

RandomButton

DiscSkipButton

NumericButtons

(_ RepeatButton

RepeatA-B Button

LightButton

CheckButton

qi_ ProgramButton

_) ClearButton

ZoomButton

MarkButton

StepButtons

_1 PauseButton

ForwardSearchButton

NextButton

EnterButton

MenuButton

Power-OffButton

AngleButton

_i) SubtitleOn/OffButton

STEP

DISC SKIP

CLEAR

pROG

CHECK

LIGHT

harman/kardon

DVD 50 RC

10 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS I

Remote Control Functions

0 Title Button: Whena DVDisplaying,press

thisbutton to displaythe disc'sTitleSelect

Menu.If the discdoesnot offerthis function,a

symbol(®)will appearon the screento indicate

that thereis onlyonetitle onthe discor that the

discdoesnot allow thisfeature.Thisbuttonis

alsousedto activatethe CD-Textdisplaywhena

CDwith CD-Textdata isplaying.(Seep.32for

moreinformation.)

Power-On Button: Pressthis buttonto

turn the DVD50on.

Status Button: Whenadiscisplaying,

pressingthebuttonwill displaythe Status

Bannerwhichcontainsinformationabout the

discandenablesyouto changethe functions.

_t Return Button: Whenviewingthe menu

displayfrom aDVDdisc,pressthisbutton to

returnto the previousmenuscreen.

l_t Navigation Buttons: Pressthesebuttons

to changeor selectan itemfrom theDVD50's

StatusBanneror inthe on screenmenu

displayedbya DVDdisc.

I_ PreviousButton: Pressthis buttonto

movebackwardthrough the musictrackson a

CDdiscor thechapterson a DVDdisc.

0 Play Button: Pressthisbutton to begin

playback.If the disctray drawerisopen,it will

automaticallyclosewhenthe button is pushed.

Pressingthe Playbutton when the unit isin the

Standbymodewill turn theunit onand begin

playbackof the lastdiscin use.

l_t ReverseSearchButton: Pressthis button

to movebackwardthrough aCDor DVDat one

of four speeds.Eachpressand releasewill

increasethe searchspeed,in the following order:

R.Searchx 2-e. R.Searchx 4 -e. R.Searchx 16

-> R.Searchx 100.Onceyouhaveselectedthe

desiredspeed,releasethe button,and the disc

wifl continueto searchat fastspeed.To resume

normalplayback,pressthe Play Button

O/re.

I1_ Open/Close Button: Pressthis button to

openor closethedisctraydrawer.If the drawer

isopenedwhile a discisstill playing,playback

will continueanddiscsnot inusemaybe

changed.If the drawerisopenedwhile the

unit isstopped,the discthatwas playingwill

be presentedat the front-centerpositionof

the tray.

Ii_ Stop Button: Pressthis button onceto

placethe discin theResumemode,which means

thatplaybackwill stop;aslongas the trayisnot

openedor the discchanged,DVDplaybackwill

continuefrom the samepoint on the discwhen

the PlayButton 0 ispressedagain.Resume

will alsowork if the unit isturnedoff.Tototally

stopadisc,pressthe buttontwice.

Slow Play Buttons:Whena DVDdiscis

playing,pressthesebuttonsto moveforward or

backwardthroughthe discin slowspeed.Each

pressof thesebuttonschangesthe slow-play

speedin thefollowing order:1/16 NormalSpeed

-> lib NormalSpeed-> 1/4 NormalSpeed->

1/2 NormalSpeed.

Toresumenormalplay,pressthe Play Button

O/_"L Thesebuttonsdo not functionwhena

CDisplaying.

RandomButton: Pressthis button to

beginthe playbackof all trackson a discin

randomorder.

I1_ DiscSkip Button: Pressthisbutton to

moveto the nextavailablediscinthe tray.

Ii_ Numeric Buttons:Pressthesekeysto

enterdatafor sequentialprogramming,to enter

or changethe accesspasswordfor parentalcon

trol,to entera languagecode,or to respondto

menuoptionspresentedbya disc.

Repeat Button: Pressthisbutton to select

aRepeat-Playmode.Eachpressofthe button

showsthe choiceselectedin eitherthe on-screen

StatusBannerdisplayor inthe Repeat

Indicators I'_.

Ii_ RepeatA-B Button: Pressthis button

onceto beginthe selectionof a portionof adisc

to berepeated.Pressit againto choosetheend

pointof the repeat-playselection.

Ii_ Light Button: Pressthisbutton to activate

the remote'sbacklightingsothat the keysare

CheckButton: Thisbuttonis usedto verify

the contentsof a programmedplaylistvia the

front panelInformationDisplay.(Seepage36 for

moreinformationaboutprogrammingthe

DVD50.)

ti_ Program Button:Whenthe unit is

stopped,pressthisbutton to displaythe

programmenuandenteraprogrammedplay

sequence.Whena discisplaying,pressthis

button to switchbetweennormalplayand

programmedplayback.

_) Clear Button: Pressthisbutton to remove

the StatusBanneror other displaysfrom your

videoscreen.Thisbuttonisalsousedto

clearitemsfrom ProgrammedPlaylists.

(Seepage36.)

I_ Zoom Button:WhenaDVDor VCDdiscis

playing,pressthisbutton to zoomthe pictureso

that itisenlarged.Therearesixstepsto the

zoomfunction,eachprogressivelylarger.Press

the buttonthrougheachof the zoomstagesto

returnto a normalpicture.

I_ Mark Button:Pressthisbutton to activate

the Bookmarksystem.Oncethe button is

pressed,youmaysaveor recallafavoritespotin

aprogramby pressingtheNavigation 0 and

Enter _ buttons.Seepage37for complete

informationon the Bookmarkfeature.

Step Buttons Button:Whena DVDdiscis

playing,pressthesebuttonsto moveforwardor

backwardoneframeat a time.Pressthe Play

Button t_/i"]_ to resumenormalplay.These

buttonsdo not functionwhena CDis playing.

_]l PauseButton: Pressthis buttonto stop

the discinuse.Toresumeplayback,either press

the Pausebutton againor pressthe Play

Button t_/I]_1.

Forward SearchButton: Pressthis button

to moveforwardthroughaCDor DVDat oneof

fourspeeds.Eachpressandreleasewill increase

the searchspeed,in the following order:

RSearchx 2-)" RSearchx 4 -)' ESearchx 16

-)" RSearchx 100.Onceyou haveselectedthe

desiredspeed,releasethe buttonandthe disc

will continueto searchatfast speed.Toresume

normalplaybackspeed,pressthe Play Button

0/[].

t!_ Next Button: Pressthisbuttonto move

forwardthroughthe musictrackson aCDdiscor

the chapterson aDVDdisc.

,_j Enter Button: Pressthisbutton to select

the itemthat ishighlightedin the DVD50's

StatusBanneror intheon-screenmenudis-

playedbya DVDdisc.

I 11 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

Remote Control Functions

Menu Button: Thisbuttonhastwofunc-

tions.Whena DVDdisc isplaying,pressthis

button to stop the discplaybackanddisplaythe

DVD'smain menuscreenfor the currenttitle.

Whenthe unit isstopped,pressthisbutton to

displaythe SetupMenu.

Power-Off Button: Pressthis button to

placethe unit inthe Standbymode.

I_ Angle Button: Whena DVDencoded

with multiple-angleinformationisplaying,press

thisbutton to changethe anglein use.Note

that thisfunctionisonlyavailableon discsthat

arespeciallypreparedto takeadvantageof the

multiple-anglefunction, andonlyfor those

partsof the discthat arerecordedwith multi-

pie-anglecontent.TheDVD50will displaya

cameraiconon the screento indicatewhen this

featureisavailable.

Subtitle On/Off Button: Whena DVDis

playing,pressthis buttonto turn the subtitle

displayon or off.Thefirst pressof button dis-

playsthe currentsubtitlestatus,with subtitles

off indicatedbya blank boxto the rightof the

languagename.Pressthe buttonagainto turn

the subtitleon.

12 REMOTECONTROLFUNCTIONS I

Installation and Connections

Installation

Connectionswi[] vary,dependingonthe typeof

audioandvideo componentsusedwith your

DVD50. However,regardlessof the complexity

of yoursystem,the installationguidelineson

pages14-17 shouldalwaysbefollowedto

ensurea safeinstallationand reliableoperation

of the product.

Important Note: To preventpossibledamage

to yourspeakersor othercomponentsinyour

homeentertainmentsystem,we stronglyrec-

ommendthatALLsystemcomponents,indud

ingthe DVD50, beturnedoff and unplugged

from theirAC powersourcewhenanyconnec-

tionsaremadeor a newcomponentis

installed.

Placementof the DVDSO

Sincethe lasertransportmechanismand

carouseltrayin the DVD50areprecision

componentsdesignedand manufacturedto

exacttolerances,theyaresubjectto interfer-

encefromvibration.Tominimizethe possibility

of skippingduringplayback,it is recommended

that the unit beplacedon alevel,solid,

vibration-freesurface.

Wheninstallingthe DVD50 ina cabinetor

tight space,alwaysmakecertainthat thereis

enoughroomin front of the unit forthe disc

trayto openfully,andthat there isenough

spaceabovethe unit sothat discsmayeasily

be insertedinto thespacesin the tray.

Asthe discdrawerextendsoutabout sixinches

from thefront of the unitwhen it isopen,you

shouldalsomakecertainthat thereissufficient

clearanceinfront ofthe unit to accommodate

the discdrawerwithout it bumpinginto other

objectsor getting inthe wayof anyonewalking

infront of the unit.

in additionto the safetyconsiderationsoutlined

on page4,it isalsorecommendedthat the

DVD50 not beplacedinalocationthatis sub-

jectto directsunlightor extremeheator cold,

astheseconditionsmaydamagethe discsused

in the player,or the playeritself.Notethat

audioamplifiersor high-powerreceivers,as

well ascertainother electronicproducts,can

generatesignificantheat.Forthat reason,do

not placetheDVD50 directlyontop of an

amplifier,receiver,or otherheatsource.

Alwaysallowat leastoneinchoffreespaceon

aftsidesof the DVD50 aswell asaroundother

electronicproductsto allowfor proper

ventilation.

Installation Options

Thediagramsonpages14-17 describethe

three basicwaysto connectthe DVD50 to your

systemcomponents.

• Option#1: Usethissetupif all audioand

videoconnectionsfrom the DVD50 will go

directlyto atelevisionsetor videoprojector

without the useof anA/V receiveror

surroundprocessor.

• Option#2: Usethissetupif the videocon

nectionswill go directlyto atelevisionsetor

videoprojector,butthe audioconnections

will be madeto anA/V receiveror surround

processon

• Option#3: Usethissetupif all audioand

videoconnectionswill be madethroughan

A/V receiveror asurroundprocessor.

Important Notes on Installing the DVD SO

Thefollowing importantnotesapplyto all three

installationoptions:

• if yourtelevisionhasboth standardcompos-

itevideoand S-Videoinputs,you onlyneed

to useoneof the two connections.Where

possible,we recommendan S-Videoconnec-

tion, dueto the higherpicturequality.

• Donot connectanyof thevideo outputsof

the DVD50throughaVCR.Theuseof

Macrovisionencodingon mostDMDdiscs

meansthat mostdiscswifl havea distorted

picturewhenconnectionsaremadethrough

aVCR.

• Notethatthe volumelevelfor DVDplayback

sourcesto yourreceiver.Thisisnormaland

doesnot indicatea problemwith theDVD50

or yourreceiver.Simplyusethevolumecon

trol onthe receiverto setthedesiredlevel.

• Dependingon the productand brand,a

numberof differentdescriptionsareusedto

labelcomponentvideoconnections.Youmay

seethemasYIPrlPb,Y/Cr/Cbor Y/R-Y/B-Y.

Forthe purposesof connectinga DVDplayer,

all of theselabelsarenormallyidentical.The

bestguideisto connectthe component

videoconnectionsusingthe green/red/blue

colorcodingof the innerringsof thecon-

nectionjacks.

• if yourtelevisionishigh-definitionor "digital

ready"television,you maytakeadvantage

of the DVD50'sprogressivescanoutput for

the highestvideo resolutionpossible.Make

the componentvideoconnectionsshownor

you mayconnectthecomponentvideojacks

directlyto the componentvideoor HDcom-

ponentinputson yourTVor videodisplay.

Oncethe connectionismade,the progres-

sivescancircuitrymustbeactivatedby

changingthe setupmenusasshownon

page23. Notethat progressivescancapabil-

ity isnot operationalwith standardanalog

componentvideoconnections.

• Notethatall cablesshownfor usein the

connectiondiagramsareoptional.Consult

yourdealeror installerfor informationon

the bestcablesforyourspecificsystem

application.

• Whenthe progressivescanoutput is

activated,thereisnooutputfrom either

the S-Video (_ or CompositeVideo _)

jack.

• Whenthe ComponeotVideo Output O

isusedfor astandardvideosignal(that is

with the progressivescanoutput turnedoff),

there isno outputfrom the S-Video

jack,but theComposite Video Output

will function normally.Seepage23 for

moreinformationonvideooutput settings.

I 13 INSTALLATIONAND CONNECTIONS

Installation and Connections

OPTION1:

DirectConnectionsto a Televisionor

Video Projector

Thisis the simplestinstallation,asit doesnot

requireanythingotherthan a televisionset.

However,notethat inthistypeof systemyou

w@not beable to enjoythe benefitsof Dolby

Digitalor DTSdiscreteplayback,asthat

requiresthe digital audioprocessingfoundin

A/V receiversor surroundprocessors.Followas

manyof thesestepsasneeded,basedonthe

capabilitiesof yourtelevisiom

Step1:Connectthe ACPowerCord !_) to an

ACoutletasshownin Connection A but

do NOTturn the DVD50 on at thispoint.

Step2:Connectthe left andright Analog

Audio Outputs I_) to the leftandright audio

inputsonyourtelevisionasshown in

Connection A.

Step3:Dependingon thevideoinput capabilities

ofyourvideodisplay,makeoneofthefollowing

connections.Forthe highestvideoquality,use

componentvideoconnections,if available,An

S-Videoconnectionis the nextbestquality,

followedbya standardcompositevideo

connection.

Ifthe videodisplayhascomponentvideo

inputs,connectthe YtPriPbComponent

Outputs O onthe DVD50to the matching

inputjacksonthe backofyourtelevisionas

shownin Ceooectien l_. Thisconnectionis

the sameregardlessof if the componentcon-

nectionisto adigital televisionforprogressive

scanuseor to astandardanalogvideo display.

Ifthe videodisplayhasanS-Videoinputand

componentvideois notavailable,connect

the S-Video Output @ on the DVD50 to the

S-Videoinputon yourvideo displayasshown

in Connection t-_

Ifthe onlyvideoinput availableon yourtelevi-

sionis astandardvideojack,connnectthe

Composite Video Output _ on the DVD50

to amatchingcompositevideo inputon your

videodisplay,asshown inConnection Z_.

Notethatin mostcasesthevideo inputjack is

recognizableby they@owringsurroundingthe

input.

DVD 50

AUDIO

OL @_

OUT IN /

_IGITAL OL

VIDEO IN

S.VIDEO

14 INSTALLATIONAND CONNECTIONS I

Installation and Connections

AV Receiver

Surround Processor

OPTION2:

DirectConnectionsto a Television or

Video Projector with Audio Connections

to anAiV Receiver or SurroundProcessor

Tobearthe benefitsof discrete,multichannel

digital audio,youwill needto useanexternal

DolbyDigitai/DTS-capableA/V receiveror

surroundprocessor,in this installation,you

maintaina directvideoconnectionto your

television,but usethe audioprocessingfrom

anotherdevice.

Step1:ConnecttheAC Power Cord _) to an

ACoutlet asshownin Connection A but

do NOTturn the DVD50on atthis point.

Step2: Dependingon the typeofA/V receiver

or surroundprocessoryouhavemakeoneof

the following audioconnections:

IfyourA/V receiveror surroundprocessorhas

digital decodingcapabilityfor DolbyDigitaland

DTS,you maymakethe connectionbyconnect-

ingeitheranoptical or coaxialcable.Foroption]

connections,runthe cablefrom the Optical

Digital Output I_ on the DVD50to an opti-

cal input on theA/V receiver,asshown in

Connection Z_ Forcoaxialconnections,run

the cablefrom the Coaxial Digital Output

O on the DVD50 to acoaxialinputonthe

A/V receiver,asshownin Connection Z&.

Eithertype of connectionmaybeusedandonly

oneisrequired.Rememberto changethe set-

tings inyour receiveror processorso that the

digital inputyouhaveselectedisconfiguredfor

usewith the DVDvideoinput.

IfyourA/V receiveror surroundprocessordoes

not havedigita]decodingcapability,you may

still takeadvantageof the benefitsof its analog

surroundprocessingsuchas DolbyProLogic*

Connectthe leftandrightAnalog Audio

Outputs t_ to the left andrightaudioinputs

onyourreceiveror processor,assbownin

ConnectionZ&.

Step3: Dependingon the videoinput capabili-

tiesof yourvideodisplay,makeone of thefol-

lowingconnections.Forthe highestvideoquality

usecomponentvideoconnections,if available.

An S-Videoconnectionisthe nextbestquality,

followedbyastandardcompositevideocon-

nection.

Ifthe videodisplayhascomponentvideo

inputs,connectthe YtPr/PbComponent

Outputs 0 on theDVD50to the matching

inputiackson thebackof yourtelevisionas

shownin Connectioo A. Thisconnectionis

the sameregardlessof whetherthe component

connectionis to adigital televisionfor

progressivescanuseor to a standardanalog

videodisplay.

DVD 50

®.@

Digital

OpticalCoax

Ifthe videodisplayhasan S-Videoinputand

componentvideo isnot available,connectthe

S-Video Output O onthe DVD50to the

S-Videoinputonyourvideodisplayasshown in

Connection ,_.

Ifthe onlyvideoinput availableon yourtelevi-

sionisa standardvideojack, connnectthe

CompositeVideo Output _) onthe DVD50

to a matchingcompositevideoinput on your

videodisplayas showninCoooection Z&.

Notethatin most casesthevideo inputjack is

recognizableby theyellowring surroundingthe

input.

Iostallatioo Note

Onlyone typeof audioconnectionis

required,either digitalor analog,if possible,

adigital connectionispreferredasthat will

enableyouto listento DVDsoundtracks

with the clarity,definitionand channelsepa-

rationmadepossiblebyDolbyDigitaland

DTS.However,if youdo not yethavea

receivercapableof digital audioprocessing,

youwill still benefitfrom an analogconnec-

tion sothat the receivermaycreatea multi-

channelsoundfieldusingDolbyProLogicor

other matrixdecoding.

VIDEO IN

ISWEO

2,k,

DVD

Audio Inputs

15 INSTALLATIONAND CONNECTIONS

Installation and Connections

OPTION 3:

Audio and Video Connectionsthrough an

AiV Receiver or Surround Processor only

Ifyourhomeentertainmentsystemhasother

audio/videoinput sourcesin additionto the

DVD50,suchasaVCR,cableset-topboxor

satellitereceiver,LDplayer,personalvideo

recorderor HDTVtuner,the mostefficientway

to managethe variouscomponentsisto make

all audio/videoconnectionsthroughanA/V

receiveror surroundprocessor.Thissimplifies

the selectionof an inputsource,andallows

manydifferentcomponentsto be connectedto

the samevideodisplayandspeakers.

Step1:Connectthe AC Power Cord _ to an

ACoutlet asshown inConnection A but

do NOTturnthe DVD50on at thispoint.

Step2: Dependingon the typeofA/V receiver

or surroundprocessoryouhave,makeoneof

IfyourA/V receiveror surroundprocessorhas

digka[decodingcapabilityfor DolbyDigka[and

DTS,you maymakethe connectionbyconnect-

ingeitheranoptical or coaxialcable.Foroptical

connections,runthe cablefrom the Optical

Digital Output _ on the DVDS0to an

optical inputontheA/V receiverasshownin

Connection A Forcoaxialconnections,run

the cablefromthe Coaxial Digital Output t_

on the DVD50 to acoaxialinputon the A/V

receiverasshownin Connection A. Either

typeof connectionmaybe usedand onlyoneis

required.Rememberto changethe settingsin

yourreceiveror processorsothat the digkal

inputyou haveselectedisconfiguredfor use

with the DVDvideoinput.

IfyourA/V receiveror surroundprocessordoes

not havedigital decodingcapabilityyou may

still takeadvantageof the benefitsof itsanalog

surroundprocessingsuchas DolbyProLogic.

Connectthe leftandrightAnalog Audio

Outputs _ to the left and rightaudioinputs

onyourtelevisionasshowninConnection Z&

DVD 50

Digital In

R Pr

Optical Coax DVD COMPONENT

VIDEO IN

COMPOSITE

VIDEO IN

AV Receiver or Surround Processor

16 INSTALLATIONAND CONNECTIONS I

Installation and Connections

Step3: Dependingon thevideo inputcapabili-

tiesof yourvideodisplayandthe connections

availableon yourA/V receiveror surround

processor,makeone of the following connec-

tions.Forthe highestvideo qualityusecompo-

nentvideoconnections,if available.AnS-Video

connectionisthe nextbestquality,followed by

a standardcompositevideoconnection.

if bothyourA/V receiverand videodisplayhave

componentvideoinputs,connectthe Y/PrtPb

Component Outputs_) on the DVDSOto

the matcbinginputjacksonthe backof your

A/V receiver,asshownin Connection ,i_.

Thisconnectionisthe same,regardlessof

whetherthecomponentconnectionisto adigi-

tal televisionfor progressivescanuseor to a

standardanalogvideodisplay.IfyourA/V

receiverdoesnot havecomponentvideo

switching,but if yourtelevisionorvideodisplay

doeshascomponentinputs,makethe connec-

tionsfrom the Y/Pr/Pb Component Outputs

O onthe DVD50directlyto the matching

inputsonyourvideodisplay.

if thevideodisplayhasan S-Videoinputand

componentvideois not available,connectthe

S-Video Output (_ onthe DVD50to the

S-Videoinputonyourvideodisplay,as shown

in Connection ,_"_.

if theonlyvideoinputavailableon yourtelevi-

sionisa standardvideojack, connectthe

CompositeVideo Output _) onthe DVD50

to a matchingcomposkevideoinput on your

videodisplay,asshowninConnection Z_

Notethat in mostcasesthevideoinput jackis

recognizableby theyellowring surrounding

the input.

Installation Notes

• Forthisinstallation,makethe connections

fromthe receiveror processorto yourvideo

displayand speakersasdescribedinthe

owner'smanualsfor thoseproducts.

• Onlyonetypeof audioconnectionis

required,eitherdigital oranalog.If possible,

a digitalconnectionispreferredasthat will

enableyouto listento DVDsoundtracks

with the clarity,definitionand channel

separationmadepossibleby DolbyDigital

andDT5.However,if youdo not yethavea

receivercapableofdigital audioprocessing,

youwill still benefitfrom an analog

connectionso that the receivermaycreate

a multichannelsoundfieldusingDolbyPro

Logicor othermatrixdecoding.

I 17 INSTALLATIONAND CONNECTIONS

Setup Menu

Remote Control Operation

TheDVD50'sremotecontrolcontainsall of the

codesneededto operatethe product.Inaddi-

tion, it offersa builtqnbackHghtthatmaybe

usedto identifythe remotebuttonswhenthe

remoteisusedin [owdevellightingconditions.

Aguideto the operationofthe remote'sfunc-

tions isfoundin this manualon page 11.

Batteries

Beforeusingthe remote,insta]ltheAA batteries

providedwith the productbyturningthe

remoteoverand movingthe smalllatchon the

bottomin thedirectionof the arrow.After the

latchisloosened,flip thecoverupand then

removeit. installthe two batteriesasshown

here,beingcarefulto observethe "+" and"-"

polarityindicationsfor properplacementof the

batteriesin theircompartment.Replacethe

batterycoverbyfirst slidingthe two teethon

the coverinto theirmatchingslotstowardsthe

top of the remote.Then,gentlypressdownon

the coveruntilthe latchfirmly snapsinto place.

Theremoteisnow readyfor operation.

NOTE:Whenreplacingbatteries,it alwaysa

good ideato replaceboth at the sametime.

Whenthe remotewill not beusedfor an

extendedperiodof time,it is alsoa goodidea

to removethe batteriesto avoidthe possibility

of damagedueto corrosion.Batteriescontain

chemicalsubstancesandwe recommendthat

youdisposeof themproperlyandin compliance

with anylocalregulations.

Notes on Remote Control

Operational Range

• TheDVD50'sremotewill operateupto a

rangeof about 23feet (7m)from the Remote

Sensor[] in a rangeof about 30 degreesto

eachsideof the unit, asshowninthe diagram.

''I'-" I _6_

I- o

• Theoperatingdistancemayvaryaccordingto

the brightnessof theroom.

• Donot point anybrightfights inthe direc-

tion of the unit'sRemote Sensor[], asthis

will decreaseoperatingrange.

Notes on Batteries for the DVD 50

Remote

• Thebatteriesnormallylastfor aboutone

yearalthoughthis dependson howoften,and

forwhat operations,the remotecontrolis used.

• Ifthe backlightdoesnot light,or if the

remotecontrol unitfails to work evenwhenit

isoperatednearthe player,replacethe batter-

ies.Whenreplacingthe batteries,do not mix

old and newbatteries;alwayschangebothcells

at the sametime.

• Alwaysdisposeof usedbatteriesin anenvi-

ronmentallysafemannerand in compliance

with anylocalregulations.

• Do notuserechargeable(Ni-Cd)batteries

anddo not attemptto recharge,short<ircukor

disassemblethe batteries.

• Ifthe remotecontrolunit isnot goingto be

usedfor an extendedperiodof time, remove

the batteries.Otherwise,electrolytemayleak

whichmayleadto malfunctionsaswell as

damageto the remote,which isnot coveredby

the warranty.

• Shouldanyelectrolyteleakfrom thebatter-

iesinsidethe remotecontrolunit, wipeit away

but avoidanycontact.If anyelectrolyteshould

comeinto contactwith yourskin,washit off

thoroughlywithwater.

SystemDefaults

Thefind step of the installationisto establish

the system'sdefaults.Thefactorysettingsfor

the unit will accommodatemostrequirements,

soit isnot essentialthat they bechanged.

Ifyouwishto immediatelyplaya disc,proceed

to page26. However,it is helpfulto take afew

minutesto familiarizeyourselfwith theseset-

tings,asthey mayrequirechangefromtime

to time.

Beforeusingthe DVDSOfor the first time,

makecertainthat the unit is properlyconnected

to anyaudio/videocomponentsit will beused

with, asdescribedonthe previouspages.When

the installationisdone,makecertainthat the

batteriesareproperlyinstalledin the remote

andthat the unit ispluggedinto anACpower

source.

Thefirst stepin checkingor changingthesys-

temdefaultsisto accessthe SetupMenu.First,

makecertainthat the DVD50is properlycon

nectedto a videodisplay,andthat poweris

connected.Forthis process,however,youdo

not needto loadanydiscsintothe unit.

Inorderto proceedwith the DVDSO'ssetup,

first turnon yourtelevisionor videodisplay,

alongwith anyAVreceiveror surroundproces-

sorthat is usedinconjunctionwith the

DVD50.Makecertainthat thosedevicesare

setto the correctaudioand videoinputsfor

usewith the DVD50. [fyouhavenot already

doneso,plug the AC Power Cord _) into a

wall output or surgeprotector/powerstrip.

Whenthe powerisfirstconnectedto the

DVD50,thefrontpanelInformation Display[]

will welcomeyouwith a HELLO DVD 5[3

messageand the DVD50 screenwill appearin

yourvideo display.TheDVD50will then

attemptto seewhetherthereareany discsin

the machine,eventhoughthis isthe first time it

isbeingused.Sincethereareno discsin the

player,a NO DISC messagewill appearin

both theon screendisplayand inthe

informationDisplay,andthe discnumbers

insidethe DiscNumber Indicators [] will

go out as eachpositionin theloadingtrayis

examinedandfound to be empty.Itis not nec-

essaryto loadanydiscsinthe machineat this

time to startthe setupprocess.

Toaccessthe SetupMenu,pressthe Menu

Button _ on the remote.TheSetupMenu

will appearon the videodisplayscreenas

shownin Figure1.Theleft sideof the screen

will showthevariousoptions,andthe box

on the rightsideof thescreenwill showthe

currentdefaults.

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Setup Menu

Figure1

Tonavigatethroughthe settingsonthe screen,

usethe &IT Navigation Buttons _ to

scrollupor down throughthe list of settingsor

the list of options.Pressthe 4/• Navigation

Buttons t_ to movebackand forth between

the list of settingsof the left sideof the screen

andthe list ofoptionsforthosesettingson the

rightsideof the screen.Tochooseaspecific

option, usethe A/• Navigation Buttons

until it ishighlighted.Pressthe Enter

Button I_I to selectthe choice.Whena selec-

tion ismade,youmayconfirmthe choiceby

checkingto seethatan orangedot fillsthe

circlenextto the choice.

Audio LanguageSelection

TheAudio Languageoptionsetsthe default

choicefor the languagethat will beplayed

from a DVDdisc.

Toselectthe languagedefault,youmustbe

viewingthe SetupMenu(Figure1),whichis

availablebypressingthe Menu Button

while the unit is inthe Stopmode.Audio

LanguageSelectionisthefirst option,so it will

automaticallybehighlightedin darkbluewhen

the SetupMenu isdisplayed.

Tochangethe default Language,pressthe •

Navigation Button t_t and notethat the list

of systemdefaultswin bereplacedwith alist of

the availableoptions,for the audiolanguage

settingasshownin Figure2.Thecurrentlan-

guagechoicewill beindicatedby a filled-in

orangecircleon the list onthe rightsideof

the screen,

Figure2

Tochangethe default setting,pressthe

At• Navigation Buttonsq[_ until the

desiredchoiceis highlighted,andthen press

the Enter Button ,_j. Notethat the circlefor

yourchoicewill fill in,and the menuwill return

to the default listings.

Ifyouwishto changethe defaultto alanguage

other thanthoseshowninthe menu,pressthe

• Navigation Button _[_ until the "Other"

lineonthe bottom ishighlighted.Consultthe

LanguageCodeslist on page38 for thedesired

language.Pressthe Enter Button _il. Next,

enter the numberforthe desiredlanguagecode

usingthe At• Navigation Buttoost_.

Pressthe buttonsuntilthe desirednumber

appearsin thefirst position,and thenpressthe

• Navigation Button t_t to moveto the

nextposition.Continueto enterthe number

usingthe At• Navigation Buttons t_ at

eachspotandthenmoveto the next one.

Whenall fourdigits havebeenenteredandthe

OKboxishighlighted,pressthe Enter Button

I_I to storethe selectionin the DVDSO's

memory.Althoughthe word "OTHER"win

appearinthe settingslist,yourdesiredchoice

will beentered.

Notethat whena defaultlanguageisselected,

it will beusedwheneverthat languageispres-

ent on theDVDdiscbeingplayed.However,

when thatlanguageisnot present,the lan-

guage usedwill be the onepreprogrammed

intothe discitself.(Typically,that defaultwill

be Englishfor discssoldin Region1,but the

selectionmayvaryat thediscretionofthe disc's

producer.)

Althoughthe defaultdeterminesthe language

that will beusedwhen adiscisfirst put into

play,the languagemayeasilybe changedat

anytime throughthe useof the MenuBar.See

page30 for moreinformation.

Ifyouhaveno otherchangesto makeafter set-

ting thisdefault, pressthe Menu Button _)

to removethe SetupMenufrom the screen,or

pressthe Play Button _/['_J to beginor

resumeplayback.

Subtitle LanguageSelection

TheSubtitleLanguageoptionsetsthe default

choicefor the languagethat will bedisplayed

when subtitlesareturnedonduringDVD

playback.

Toselectthe SubtitleLanguagedefault,you

mustbeviewingthe SetupMenu(Figure1),

whichisavailablebypressingthe Menu

Button i_) while the unit isin the Stop

Mode.At the SetupMenu,pressthe•

Navigation Button _t until the Subtitle

Languageoptionis highlighted.

Tochangethedefault SubtitleLanguage,press

the• Navigatioo Bottoot_ and notethat

thelist of systemdefaultswill bereplacedwith

alist ofthe availableoptions,asshownin

Figure3.Thecurrentsubtitlelanguagechoice

will be indicatedbya filled-in circleonthe list

onthe right sideof the screen.

Figure3

Tochangethedefault setting,pressthe A/•

Navigation Buttons_ until thedesired

choiceishighlighted,andthenpressthe Eoter

Button ,_j. Notethat the circlefor your

choicewill fill in,andthe menuwill returnto

thedefault listings.

[fyouwishto changethe subtitledefaultto a

languageother thanthoseshown,pressthe

• Navigation Button q[_ until the "Other"

lineonthe bottom ishighlighted.Consultthe

LanguageCodeslist on page38 for thedesired

language.Pressthe Enter Button _il. Next,

enterthe numberforthe desiredlanguagecode

usingthe At• Navigation Buttoost_.

Pressthe buttonsuntilthe desirednumber

appearsin thefirst position,andthenpressthe

• Navigation Button t_t to moveto the

nextposition.Continueto enterthe number

usingthe At• Navigation Buttoos t_ at

eachspotand thenmoveto the nextone.

Whenall fourdigits havebeenenteredandthe

OKboxishighlighted,pressthe Enter Button

I_I to storethe selectionin the DVDS0's

memory.Althoughthe word "OTHER"will

appearin the settingslist,yourdesiredchoice

will beentered.

Notethatwhen adefaultsubtitlelanguageis

selected,it will beusedwheneverthatlan-

guageispresenton the DVDdiscbeingplayed.

However,when that languageisnot present,

thelanguageusedwill bethe oneprepro-

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Setup Menu

grammedintothe discitself.(Typically,that

defaultwill be Englishfor discssoldin

Region1,but the selectionmayvaryat the

discretionof eachdisc'sproducer.)

Althoughthe defaultwill setthe languagethat

will be usedwhenthe discisfirst put into play,

the languagemayeasilybechangedat any

time byusingthe Subtitle Button _i). See

page31 for moreinformation.

Ifyouhavenoother changesto makeafter set-

ting thisdefault,pressthe Menu Button

to removethe SetupMenufromthe screen,or

pressthe Play Button t_/i"]_ to beginor

resumeplayback.

Menu Language Selection

TheMenuLanguageoptionsetsthe default

choicefor the languagethat will beusedfor

the DVD50'sownon screenmenudisplays.

ThisdefaultsettingDOESNOTimpactthe play-

backof DVDdiscs.

Toselectthe MenuLanguagedefault,youmust

beviewingthe SetupMenu(Figure1),whichis

availableby pressingthe Menu Button _)

while the unit is inthe Stopmode.At theSetup

Menu,pressthe • Navigation Button t_

untilthe Menusoption ishighlighted.

Tochangethe default MenuLanguage,press

the • Navigation Button ql_ andnotethat

the list of systemdefaultswill be replacedwith

a listof the availableoptions,as shownin

Figure4.Thecurrentlanguagechoicewill be

indicatedbya filled-in circleon the list on the

rightsideof the screen.

Figure4

Tochangethe defaultsetting,pressthe &IV

Navigation Buttons _t untilthe desired

choiceishighlighted,and thenpressthe Enter

Button._j. Notethat the circlefor your

choicewill turn orange,and the menuwill

returnto the default listings.

Ifyouhaveno otherchangesto makeafter set-

ting thisdefault,pressthe Menu Button

to removethe SetupMenufromthe screen,or

pressthe Play Batten t_/i"]_ to beginor

resumeplayback.

RatingsSelectionand PasswordControl

TheDVD50enablesyouto controlthe discs

that areviewedbysettinga ratingslevel.When

a dischasa ratinglevelgreaterthanthe

default, itwill not play.Tofurther protect

againstunauthorizedviewingof restricteddiscs,

the ratings-leveloption maybelockedsothat

onlyauthorizedpersons(suchasaparent)may

changetherating levelaftera passwordis

entered.

Theratingssystemisdependenton information

encodedinto the DVDdiscbeingplayedand,

althoughmostmovieshavean MPAAor other

ratingsymbol,the disc mayor maynot contain

that ratingin itssoftware.Inadditionto the

five MPAAratingsof G, PG,PGq3, Rand

NC-17,the DVD50will accommodateatotal

of eight ratingssteps,assetbythecreatorsof

the DVDformat.Theseadditionalstepsallow

for morecriticalcontrolof programplaybackfor

all audiences.

Toselectthe permittedratingsvalues,youmust

beviewingthe SetupMenu(Figure1),whichis

availablebypressingthe Menu Button

while the unit is inthe Stopmode.At theSetup

Menu,pressthe • Navigation Buttoo t_

untilthe Ratingoption ishighlighted.

Tochangethe default Ratingsetting,pressthe

• Navigatioo Button t_ andnotethat the

listof systemdefaultswill bereplacedwith

a listof the programratingsasshownin

Figure5.Someratingswill behighlightedin

orange,while otherswi[[ behighlightedin blue.

Discswith a rating in the orangecolorband

will playwithout anyfurtheraction bythe

viewer.Discswith ratingsinthe blue bandwill

onlyplayaftera passwordis entered.

Figure5

Tochangethe rangeof ratingsthatmaybe

viewedwithout a password,pressthe

&IT Navigation Buttons q[_ until the

desiredrangeisset,andthenpressthe Enter

Buttoo._j. Thelistingin thedefaultsettings

will nowshowthe highestratedprogramthat

maybeviewedwithout enteringapassword.

Ifyouhaveno otherchangesto makeafter set-

ting thisdefault,pressthe Menu Button

to removethe SetupMenufromthe screen,or

pressthe Play Bottoo t_/i"]_ to beginor

resumeplayback.

PasswordSelectionand Control Lock

TheDVD50'sPasswordSystemisusedto con-

trol viewingof restrictedprogramsandone's

capabilityto changethe passworditself.The

DVD50 isshippedwithout a passwordand

with the settingsfor the passwordsystem

showhow to adda passwordandto lock the

settings.

Toseta passwordor lock the password

system,youmustbeviewingthe SetupMenu

(Figure1),which isavailablebypressingthe

Meoo Bottoo I_) while theunit isin the

Stopmode.At the SetupMenu,pressthe

• Navigation Buttoo _ until the Password

option ishighlighted.

Toentera password,pressthe• Navigation

Button_ andnotethatthe list of system

defaultswill be replacedwitha newMenu

Screen(Figure6).Toentera password,checkto

makecertainthat the word"Set" appearsto

the rightof an orangecircleand thenpressthe

Enter Bottoo ._j. TheEnterPasswordscreen

will thenappearon yourvideodisplay(Figure7).

Figure6

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