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
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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
I_Open/Close Sutton
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
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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.
I
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
v
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.
TV
DVD 50
AUDIO
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VIDEO IN
S.VIDEO
14 INSTALLATIONAND CONNECTIONS I
Installation and Connections
AV Receiver
or
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.
TV
DVD 50
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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
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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
Y
Pb
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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