Harman Kardon DVD 21 User manual

Brand: Harman Kardon

Model: DVD 21

Category: DVD players

Type: User manual

DVD 21 Digital Versatile Disc Player

OWNER’S MANUAL

DVD 21

Power for the Digital Revolution™

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS

3 Introduction and Terminology

4 Features, Packing List

5 Front Panel Controls

6 Front Panel Information Display

7 Remote Control

9 Rear Panel Connections

10 Setup and Connections

10 to a Stereo TV and Stereo or Pro Logic

Amplifier/Receiver

11 to a Dolby Digital/DTS Amplifier/Receiver

12 to a TV or monitor with SCART Connectors

13 Remote Control

14 Digital Audio Connections

15 Playback Basics

15 Basic Play

15 Playback Features

16 System Set-up

16 System Defaults

16 Set-up Menu

16 Navigating Menus

16 Video Menu

16 Video Output

16 SCART Video

16 TV Standard

17 Aspect Ratio

17 Audio Menu

17 Dynamic Range

17 Audio Language

18 Select Other Audio Language

18 Digital Output

18 PCM Limit

18 Player Set-Up Menu

18 Parental Control

18 Password

19 Display Language

19 Menu Language

19 Subtitle Language

19 Status Bar Timeout

19 Panel Dimmer

20 Test Screen

20 TV Picture Adjustment with Test Screen

21 Playing DVD Discs

21 Using the Status Bar

21 Selecting a Title/Chapter

22 Using Bookmarks

22 Changing Audio Track

22 Changing Subtitle Language

22 Changing Camera Angle

23 Repeat Play

23 Zoom Playback

23 Information Menus

24 Programmed Play with DVD

25 CD Playback

25 Disc Compatibility

25 To Load and Play an Audio CD

25 Audio CD Playback Features

25 Using the Status Bar

25 Information Menus

26 Selecting a Track

26 Using Bookmarks

26 Selecting the Time Display

27 Repeat Play

27 Random Play

28 Programmed Play with CD

29 MP3 Playback

30 VCD Playback

31 Troubleshooting Guide

32 DVD Language Codes

33 Specifications

Table of Contents

NOTE: This player is designed and manufac-

tured for compatibility with Region

Management Information that is encoded on

most DVD discs. This player is designed only for

playback of discs with Region Code 2, or for

discs that do not contain Region Code informa-

tion. If there is any other Region Code on a

disc, that disc will not play on the DVD 21.

Declaration of Conformity

We, Harman Consumer International

2, Route de Tours

72500 Château-du-Loir,

FRANCE

declare in own responsibility, that the product described in

this owner’s manual is in compliance with technical

standards:

EN 60 065:1993

EN 55 013/A12/8.1994

EN 55 020/12.1994

EN 61000-3-2/4.1995

EN 61000-3-3/1.1995

Carsten Olesen

Harman Kardon Europe

06/02

INTRODUCTION & TERMINOLOGY 3

Introduction & Terminology

Thank you for choosing the Harman

Kardon DVD 21. The DVD 21 is a multipurpose

DVD player, capable of playing both DVD discs

and conventional CD audio discs with the highest

fidelity and access to future software upgrades

via the Internet. Along with conventional DVD

and CD audio discs, the DVD 21 is also compati-

ble with MP3, CD-R and CD-RW as well as VCD

discs. To enable you to get the maximum quality

from DVDs, the DVD 21 is equipped with the lat-

est in design techniques, including advanced 10-

bit video digital-to-analog converters (DAC) and

Video (composite), S-Video and RGB video (RGB

via SCART) outputs, to ensure that you get all the

quality inherent in today’s DVD medium.

In addition, Harman Kardon’s audio heritage

continues into the digital video era with Wolfson

DACs to ensure that the audio quality matches

the superb video. Of course, both coaxial and

optical digital audio outputs are available for

direct connection to A/V receivers or processors

so that you may take advantage of Dolby Digital*

and DTS

soundtracks. When playing audio CDs,

the playback quality is state-of-the-art, matching

that of the finest players available.

A wide range of programming features makes it

easy to program an evening’s worth of entertain-

ment. When playing DVDs, easy-to-understand

on-screen menus and icons make it simple to

change languages, soundtracks, subtitles or

aspect ratio, while a parental-lock function

enables you to control which discs may be

viewed by younger members of the household.

DVD players are among the fastest growing con-

sumer electronics products ever brought to mar-

ket, but this may, nevertheless, be the first DVD

player you’ve owned. Although many of the fea-

tures of the DVD 21 resemble those of standard

CD players, there are a number of functions that

you may be unfamiliar with. To ensure that you

are able to take advantage of all the power and

flexibility the DVD 21 has to offer, we encourage

you to review this manual. That small investment

of your time will pay major dividends in the

enjoyment you will get from proper use of the

DVD 21.

If you have additional questions about this

product or its installation or operation that are

not answered in this manual, please contact your

dealer, as he is your best source of local informa-

tion.

Terminology

Since they share some of the characteristics and

technology of CD players, many of the terms and

operational concepts used in a DVD player are

similar to what you may be familiar with from CD

players and changers, or older video disc formats

such as Laser Disc. However, if this is your first

DVD product, some of the terms used to describe

the features of a DVD player may be unfamiliar.

The following explanations should solve some of

the mysteries of DVD, and help you to enjoy all

the power and flexibility of the DVD format and

the DVD 21.

Aspect Ratio: This is a description of the width

of a video image in relation to its height. A con-

ventional video screen is four units wide for

every three units of height, that’s why the ratio is

called ”4:3”. Newer wide aspect ratio video dis-

plays are 16 units wide for every nine units of

height, making them more like the screen in a

movie theater. The program material on a DVD

may be recorded in either format and, in addi-

tion, you may configure the DVD 21 to play back

in either format, depending on the features

recorded on a disc. (For details about TV Aspect

Ratio see page 17).

Title: For a DVD, a title is defined as an entire

movie or program.There can be as many chapters

within a title as the producers decide to include.

Most discs include only one title, but some may

have more than one, to give you a “Double

Feature” presentation. Press the MENU button on

the remote to see the Menu of the DVD where

you can find all titles available on the DVD or all

chapters, if the disc has only one title.

Chapter: DVD programs are divided into chap-

ters and titles. Chapters are the sub-sections pro-

grammed into a single title on a disc. Chapters

may be compared to the individual tracks on an

audio CD.

RGB Video: This is a new form of video signal

that eliminates many of the artifacts of tradition-

al composite video signals by splitting the signal

into the three fundamental colors Red, Green

and Blue (RGB). With an RGB connection (via

SCART), you will see greater picture resolution

and eliminate many picture imperfections such

as the moiré patterns often seen on checkered

patterned cloths. However, in order to benefit

from RGB video, you must have a video display

with an RGB compatible SCART input.

Multiple Angle: DVDs have the capability to

show up to four different views of the same

scene in a program. When a disc is encoded with

multiple-angle information, pressing the Angle

button will enable you to switch between these

different views. Note that at present, few discs

take advantage of this capability and, when they

do, the multiple-angle technology may only be

present for short periods of time within the disc.

Producers will usually insert some sort of icon or

graphic in the picture to alert you to the availabil-

ity of multiple viewing angles.

Reading: This is a message that you will see

after you´ve loaded the disc and the tray has

closed. It refers to the fact that the player must

first examine the contents of the disc to see if it is

a CD or DVD, and then extract the information

about the type of material on the disc, such as

languages, aspect ratios, subtitles, number of

titles and more. The slight delay while the con-

tents of the disc are read is normal.

Resume: The operation of the Stop Button on

the DVD 21 works differently from what you are

used to on CD players. On a traditional CD player,

when you press the Stop button, the unit does

just that: it stops playback. On a CD player, when

you press the start button again, the disc starts

from the beginning. With the DVD 21, however,

you have two options when playing DVD discs.

Pressing Stop once will stop playback, but it actu-

ally puts the unit in the Resume mode. This

means that you can turn the machine off and,

when you press play the next time, the disc will

resume or continue from the point on the disc

where the Stop button was pressed. This is help-

ful if you are watching a movie and must inter-

rupt your viewing session but wish to pick up

where you left off. Pressing the Stop button twice

will stop the machine in a traditional manner

and, when the disc is played again, it will start

from the beginning.

In resume mode, the cover of the DVD will be

displayed, if available. Otherwise, the

Harman Kardon screen will appear.

4 FEATURES

Features

High quality video

• Advanced sophisticated 10-bit MPEG-2 video

decoding circuits.

• Direct RGB output via SCART (selectable) for

optimum video performance. SCART connector

also configurable for Composite Video output.

• Test screen videos available for testing video

performance and setup.

• Pure PAL with NTSC disc due to true

NTSC/PAL conversion.

• Dual-layer compatibility for extended play

DVD.

High quality digital audio

• By connecting a DTS (Digital Theater Systems)

or a Dolby Digital decoder, you can enjoy high

quality 5.1 digital surround sound from DTS or

Dolby Digital discs.

• With linear PCM audio at 16-24 bits and

44-96 kHz (also on digital output, see table

page 14), audio quality exceeding that of CD

becomes possible.

• Optical and coaxial digital audio output.

Many convenient features

• On-Screen Menu lcons for disc information or

player information and access to many major

functions of this unit.

• Subtitles may be displayed in one of numerous

languages*.

• The multi-angle function allows you to choose

the viewing angle of scenes which were shot

from a number of different angles (Limited to

DVD’s recorded with multiple camera angles.)

• Multiple options for dialog language and

soundtrack selection (limited to DVD’s record-

ed with multiple dialog languages or sound-

tracks).

• Programming of up to 9 scenes in memory

(markers).

• Parental lock settings to prevent play of discs

unsuitable for some audiences [DVD only].

• Intuitive menu operating system.

• 4 step Zoom during play and pause.

• Backlit, ergonomically designed remote

control.

• Future software upgrades accessible via

Internet.

* The number of languages recorded depends

on the software.

Compatible with CD

as well as DVD

• The DVD 21 will play any conventional Audio

CD or recordable (CD-R) or erasable CD

(CD-RW), bearing the logos shown here, MP3

or any VCD or DVD with the region code 0 or 2.

Disc formats supported

by this player

The unit can play the following disc formats

(8 cm and 12 cm size):

DVD

DVD-R

DVD-RW

DVD+R

DVD+RW

CD-R

CD-RW

VCD

S-VCD

NOTE: Due to differences in the format of

certain discs, it is possible that some discs may

include a mix of features that are not compatible

with the DVD 21. Similarly, although the DVD 21

is capable of a wide range of features, not all

discs include every capability of the DVD system.

For example, although the DVD 21 is compatible

with multi-angle discs, that feature is only possi-

ble when the disc is specially encoded for multi-

ple-angle play. In addition, the DVD 21 is capa-

ble of playing back both Dolby Digital and DTS

soundtracks, but the number and types of tracks

available will vary from disc to disc. To make cer-

tain that a specific feature or soundtrack option

is available, please check the options noted on

the disc jacket.

■ Playback capability for CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R,

DVD+R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs may

vary due to variations in the quality of the

disc and the recorder used to create the disc.

Upgradeability via Internet

The ”firmware” controlling the functionality of

the Harman Kardon DVD 21 is fully upgradeable.

In the event of future improvements to its

operations and features, it will be possible to

download firmware upgrades from

www.harmankardon.com. All you have to do is

create a CD-R with the data and insert it in the

DVD 21 for an automatic upgrade.

Packing List

1 Harman Kardon DVD 21 DVD Player

1 Remote control

2 AA batteries

1 A/V cable for stereo analog audio and

composite video

1 S-Video cable

1 remote extension cable

1 owner's manual

FRONT PANEL CONTROLS 5

Front Panel Controls



Main Power On/Off: Press this switch to

apply power to the DVD player. Once the unit

has been turned on with this switch, it may be

operated from either the front panel or remote

control. Press the switch again to turn the unit

completely off.

Power On/Off (Standby): Press the button

once to turn the DVD player on, press it again to

put the unit in the Standby mode. Note that in

order for this switch to operate, the Main

Power Switch



must be pressed in so that it

is in the ON position.

Eject: Press this button to open or close the

Disc Tray.

Play: Press to initiate playback or to resume

playback after Pause has been pressed.

Pause: Press this button to momentarily

pause playback. To resume playback, press the

button again. If a DVD is playing, action will

freeze and a still picture will be displayed when

the button is pressed.

Stop: Press this button once to place the

disc in the Resume mode, which means that

playback will stop, but as long as the tray is not

opened or the disc changed, DVD playback will

continue from the same point on the disc when

the Play Button is pressed again. Resume will

also work if the unit was turned off. To stop a

disc and have play start from the beginning,

press the button twice.

Skip (Previous): Press this button to move

backward through the music tracks on a CD disc

or the chapters on a DVD disc. Keep the button

pressed to search backwards at one of the avail-

able speeds.

Skip (Next): Press to move forward through

the music tracks on a CD or the chapters on a

DVD disc. Keep the button pressed to search for-

wards at one of the available speeds.

Dimmer: Press this button to reduce the

brightness of the Information Display by 50% or

to turn the display off completely in the

following order: FULL BRIGHTNESS ➔ HALF

BRIGHTNESS ➔ OFF ➔ FULL BRIGHTNESS.

TEST: Press this button to bring a test pic-

ture to the screen, that enables you to optimally

adjust all important parameters of color videos

like brightness, contrast, color intensity and tint.



Main Power On/Off

Power On/Off (Standby)

Eject

Play

Pause

Stop

Skip (Previous)

Skip (Next)

Dimmer

Test

6 FRONT PANEL INFORMATION DISPLAY

A Disc Type Indicators

B Playback-Mode Indicators

C 96kHz/24-Bit Indicator

D Parental Lock Indicator

E Time Indicators

F Test Indicator

G V-OFF Indicator

H Repeat Indicator

I VCD Playback Control Indicator

J Random Indicator

K A-B Repeat Indicator

L Program Indicator

M Angle Indicator

N Title Indicators

O Chapter/Track Number Indicators

A Disc Type Indicators: The DVD, VCD, CD or

MP3 indicator will illuminate to show the type of

disc currently being played.

B Playback-Mode Indicators: These indica-

tors light to show the current playback mode:

› Lights when a disc is playing in the normal

mode

Lights when the disc is in the Fast Search

Forward mode. The on-screen banner display

indicates the selected speed.

Lights when the disc is paused.

Lights when the disc is in the Fast Search

Reverse mode. The on-screen banner display

indicates the selected speed.

C 96kHz/24-Bit Indicator:

This Indicator will light when a disc recorded

with 96k/24-Bit-LPCM content is playing.

D Parental Lock Indicator: This indicator

lights when the parental-lock system is engaged

in order to prevent anyone from changing the

rating level without a code.

E Time Indicators: These positions in the

indicator will show the running time of a DVD in

play. When a CD is playing, these indicators will

show the current track time, time remaining in

the current track, or the total remaining time on

the disc.

F Test Indicator: This indicator lights when

the TV test screen is activated.

G V-OFF Indicator: This indicator lights when

the unit's video output has been turned off by

pressing the V-OFF button on the remote con-

trol.

H Repeat Indicators: These indicators light

when any of the Repeat functions are in use.

I VCD Playback Control Indicator: This

indicator lights when the playback control func-

tion is turned on with VCDs.

J Random Indicator: This indicator lights

when the unit is in the Random Play mode.

K A-B Repeat Indicator: This indicator lights

when a specific passage for repeat playback has

been selected.

L Program Indicator: This indicator lights

when the programming functions are in use.

M Angle Indicator: This indicator blinks when

alternative viewing angles are available on the

DVD´s title/chapter currently playing.

N Title Indicators: These two positions in the

display will show the current title number when

a DVD disc is playing.

O Chapter/Track Number Indicators: When

a DVD disc is playing, these two positions in the

display will show the current chapter. When a

CD disc is playing they will show the current

track number.

NOTE: The Indicators NOE will also display

text messages about the DVD 21’s status,

including Reading when a disc is loading,

STAND-BY when the unit is turned off,

and Disc Error when a disc not com-

patible with the DVD player is put into the play

position.

Front Panel Information Display

REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 7

Remote Control Functions

















POWER ON

POWER OFF

SUBTITLE

TITLE

ANGLE

AUDIO

TEST

EJECT

SET-UP

ARROWS/ENTER

INFO

PAUSE

STATUS

SKIP (PREVIOUS)

SKIP (NEXT)

PLAY

SEARCH REVERSE

STOP

SEARCH FORWARD

DIMMER

SLOW FORWARD

ZOOM

SLOW REVERSE

RANDOM

STEP FORWARD

V.OFF

STEP REVERSE

NUMBERS

PROGRAM

CHECK

CLEAR

REPEAT

LIGHT

A-B Repeat

8 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

Remote Control Functions

POWER ON: Turns on the player when it is

in standby mode (Harman Kardon logo appears

on screen).

POWER OFF: Turns off the player to

standby mode.

SUBTITLE: When a DVD is playing, press

to select a subtitle language or to turn subtitles

off.

TITLE: When a disc is playing, press to

show the number of the title currently played.

Press TITLE again to jump to the subsequent title

(with the next title number) on the disc. Note

that this function works (most times) even if title

jump is prohibited by a DVD´s playback control.

ANGLE: Press to access various camera

angles on a DVD (If the DVD contains multiple

camera angles).

AUDIO: Press to access various audio

languages on a DVD (If the DVD contains

multiple audio streams).

TEST: Press for on-screen test pattern that

enables you to optimally adjust brightness, con-

trast, color intensity, etc. of your display device.

EJECT: Press to open or close the disc tray.

SET-UP: Press to access player set-up

menu.

ARROW buttons (

ENTER): Use to select and execute items or

settings.

INFO: Press once for detailed informations

on the disc playing (Video/Audio Bit rate, Movie

aspect ratio and others), press again for current

player settings made. Note that the unit doesn´t

react on any transport button as long as the info

menu is displayed. Press again to remove infor-

mation from screen.

MENU: Displays the actual DVD Disc

Menu on the TV screen in play mode.

PAUSE: Freezes a picture (with DVD/VCD)

and pauses the playback signal (CD) when a disc

is playing. Press again for normal playback.

STATUS: Press while a disc is playing to

view the Status Bar. Use the ARROW buttons to

move through the different features in the Status

Bar. When a symbol is highlighted, press ENTER

on the remote to select it.

SKIP (Previous): Press to go to beginning

of current track. Press again quickly to go to

beginning of previous track.

SKIP (Next): Press to go to beginning of

next track.

PLAY: Begins to play disc (closes disc tray

first, if it is open.)

SEARCH (REV): Allows you to search in

reverse through a disc while it is in play mode.

Each time you press this button, search speed

changes as below:

R.SEARCH 2x ➜ R.SEARCH 4x ➜ R.SEARCH

16x ➜ R.SEARCH 100x ➜ R.SEARCH 2x

STOP: Stops playing a disc. When disc is

playing, if you press STOP and PLAY, the disc will

resume play, i.e. it will start from the same point

on the disc where the unit was stopped. If you

press STOP twice and PLAY button, disc will start

play from the beginning.

SEARCH (FWD): Allows you to search for-

ward through a disc while it is in play mode.

Each time you press this button, search speed

changes as below:

F.SEARCH 2x ➜ F.SEARCH 4x ➜ F.SEARCH 16x

➜ F.SEARCH 100x ➜ F.SEARCH 2x

DIMMER: Press to change the brightness

of the front panel display or to turn the display

off completely in the following order: FULL

BRIGHTNESS ➜ HALF BRIGHTNESS ➜ OFF ➜

FULL BRIGHTNESS

SLOW (FWD/REV): Allows you to

play movie in slow mode. Each time you press

this button, slow speed will be changed as

below:

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

➜ F.SLOW 1/2x

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

➜ R.SLOW 1/2x

ZOOM: When a DVD or VCD is playing,

press this button to zoom the picture so that it is

enlarged. There are 4 steps to the zoom func-

tion, each progressively larger. Press through

each of the zoom stages to return to a normal

picture.

RANDOM: Press for RANDOM playback in

random order.



STEP (REV/FWD): Freeze a picture

when a disc is playing. Also the picture advances

frame by frame each time this button is pressed.

V.OFF: Press to turn off video output for

improved performance from audio-only discs.

Press again to restore video output.



NUMBER (0~9): Select numbers by

pressing these buttons.



PROG: Press to see Program Edit Display

on the screen when in STOP mode.



CHECK: Press during program play (in

Resume mode) to check the program status on

VFD (front display). Escape from this display by

pressing ”PLAY”.



CLEAR: Press to remove Banner menu

from the screen.



REPEAT: Press to go to the Repeat menu.

You can repeat a chapter, track or the entire

disc.



LIGHT: Press to illuminate remote

controller.



A-B: Press to select section A-B and to

play repeatedly.

REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS 9

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TV SCART

Optical Digital Output

™

Coaxial Digital Output

Analog Audio Outputs

Composite Video Output

∞

S-Video Output

AC Power Cord

Scart TV Output

•

Remote Control Output

Remote Control Input

Optical Digital Output: Connect this jack

to the optical digital input of an A/V receiver or

surround processor for Dolby Digital, DTS or

PCM audio playback.

™

Coaxial Digital Output: Connect this jack

to the coaxial digital input of an A/V receiver or

surround processor for Dolby Digital, DTS or

PCM audio playback.

NOTE: The coaxial digital output should only be

connected to a digital input. Even though it is

the same RCA-type connector as standard ana-

log audio connections, DO NOT connect it to a

conventional analog input jack.

Analog Audio Outputs: Connect these

jacks to an audio input on an A/V receiver or

surround processor for analog audio playback.

Composite Video Output: Connect this

jack to the video input on a television or video

projector, or to a video input on an A/V receiver

or processor if you are using that type of device

for video input switching.

∞

S-Video Output: Connect this jack to the

S-Video input on a television or video projector,

or to an S-Video input on an A/V receiver or

processor if you are using that type of device for

S-Video input switching.

AC Power Cord: Connect this plug to an

AC outlet. If the outlet is controlled by a switch,

make certain that it is in the ON position.

Note: You’ll find more details about all

Audio/Video connections under Setup and

Connections on the following pages.

SCART OUT (TV SCART): If your TV has a

SCART socket, you can connect a SCART cable to

your TV and to your DVD Player for improved

video quality. The SCART cable carries both

audio and video. You can select Composite Video

or RGB video for that SCART connector’s video

output signal (see page 16).

•

Remote Control Output: Connect this

jack to the infrared (IR) input jack of another

compatible Harman Kardon remote controlled

product to have the built-in Remote Sensor on

the DVD player provide IR signals to other

compatible products.

Remote Control Input: Connect the out-

put of a remote infrared sensor, or the remote

control output of another compatible Harman

Kardon product, to this jack. This will enable the

remote control to operate even when the front

panel Remote Sensor on the DVD player is

blocked. This jack may also be used with

compatible IR remote control-based automation

systems.

Rear Panel Connections

10 SETUP AND CONNECTIONS

Setup and Connections

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TV SCART

■ Ensure that the power switch of this unit and

other equipment to be connected is set to off

before commencing connection.

■ Do not block ventilation holes of any of the

equipment and arrange them so that air can

circulate freely.

■ Read through the instructions before

connecting other equipment.

■ Ensure that you observe the color coding

when connecting audio and video cables.

Notes:

■ The Video output (yellow) combines the com-

plete video signal (composite) and sends it to

the TV (or to the AV Receiver) by one line

only. Use the Video output, when your TV set

is equipped with a Video input jack only.

■ The S (separate) video output connector sepa-

rates the color (C) and luminance (Y) signals

before transmitting them to the TV set in

order to achieve a sharper picture. Use the

S-video cable when connecting the player to

a TV equipped with an S-video input

for improved picture clarity. Never connect

both outputs, Video and S-Video, to your TV

or AV Receiver, only one of them.

■ Most European TV´s are equipped with SCART

connectors rather than with a normal video

input (yellow cinch). In that case the SCART

connection should be used, providing the

audio signal too, (see page 12). Separate ana-

log audio connections to TV are needed only

if your TV is connected to the video or S-video

output.

■ When the audio signal is to be fed to a stereo

or Pro Logic amplifier/decoder or receiver

rather than to the TV, connect the Audio Out

jacks to any normal audio input on your

amplifier/decoder/receiver. The DVD player

will ”downmix” Dolby Digital recordings to

Pro Logic, available on these connectors, all

analog surround or stereo signals will be fed

to them directly.

You can also select the audio and video sig-

nals of all your video devices with your AV

Receiver/Amplifier. For more information see

”Note” on next page.

To power outlet

(AC 230V/50 Hz)

To S-Video input connector

To audio input connector (Red/White) on the

TV or Stereo/Pro Logic Amplifier/Receiver

To Video input

connector (Yellow)

Connecting to a stereo TV and stereo or Pro Logic Amplifier/Receiver

DVD 21

SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 11

Setup and Connections

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TV SCART

When DVD´s encoded in Dolby Digital or DTS are

played, the Dolby Digital or DTS bitstream is out-

put from the player’s OPTICAL or COAXIAL digi-

tal audio output. When the player is connected

to a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder, you can enjoy

theater-quality audio in your home. An optical

digital audio cable or coaxial audio cable (both

optional) is required for these connections, as

shown below. Only one connection is needed,

not both at the same time.

■ Note: With multiple video sources, your

Audio/Video device can be used for selecting

the video signal and routing it to the TV.

Connect the video or S-video output of the

DVD player (whatever is provided with your

device) to the video or S-video input on your

device and the video/S-video output of this

device to your TV. For more details, see the

manual of your Audio/Video amplifier/receiver.

■ Note for Analog Audio: The connection

from Audio Out to the TV is optional only.

Normally you´ll hear the sound from your

AV-system´s speakers, so the TV volume

should be completely turned down. If you

plan to use your DVD player also without

having to turn on your complete system, this

connection must exist, then you can turn up

the TV´s volume as needed.

To power outlet

(AC 230V/50 Hz)

To S-Video input connector

To audio input connector

(Red/White, optional only, see Note above)

Front Speaker (Left/Right) Center Speaker Surround Speaker (Left/Right) Subwoofer

To Video input connector

(Yellow)

Connecting to a receiver/amplifier with Dolby Digital (AC-3) or DTS (Digital Theater Systems) decoder

Dolby Digital or DTS decoder

DVD 21

To coaxial audio input connector

To optical audio input connector

12 SETUP AND CONNECTIONS

Setup and Connections

Important Notes on SCART and RGB

format:

■ Your DVD 21 is equipped with a SCART con-

nector for direct connection to the TV.

■ The SCART connector provides the video

signal as well as audio (stereo L/R) signals.

■ The SCART connector for the TV provides the

composite video signal or the direct RGB

signal, delivering the best video performance

possible, selectable in the Setup menu.

To view RGB video on your TV, the RGB

compatible SCART connector on the TV must

be used and the DVD 21´s SCART Video

Output in the "Video Menu" must be set to

”RGB” (see page 16).

Note that with RGB video the color intensity

cannot be adjusted with most TVs.

■ When the RGB video signal is used, DVD´s

recorded with the NTSC format (with regional

code 0 or 2) can be viewed even on non-

NTSC compatible TVs.

Connecting to a TV or monitor with SCART connectors

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUKT

LUOKAN 1 LASER LAITE

KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT

/60

TV SCART

TV or Monitor

To power outlet

(AC 230V/50 Hz)

To SCART connector

To analog input of

stereo or Pro Logic

Amplifier/Receiver

To optical or coaxial

input of Dolby Digital/

DTS Decoder/

Amplifier/Receiver

DVD 21

REMOTE CONTROL 13

Remote Control

Battery installation

Insert the batteries supplied while observing the

correct (+) and (–) polarities.

Service life of batteries

■ The batteries normally last for about one year,

although this depends on how often, and for

what operations, the remote control is used.

■ If the remote control unit fails to work even

when it is operated near the player, replace

the batteries.

■ Use size “AA” batteries.

Notes:

■ Do not attempt to recharge, short-circuit,

disassemble, heat or throw the batteries into

fire.

■ Do not drop, step on or otherwise impact the

remote control unit. This may damage the

parts or lead to malfunction.

■ Do not mix old and new batteries.

■ Wipe away any leakage inside the remote

control unit, and install new batteries.

■ If leakage should come into contact with

parts of your body, wash it off thoroughly

with water.

■ Batteries contain chemical substances and we

recommend that you dispose of them properly

and in compliance with any local regulations.

Do not simply throw them away but return to

your dealer or special battery disposal centers.

Remote control operation range

Point the remote control unit from no more than

about 7 m from the remote control sensor and

within about 60 degrees of the front of the unit.

■ The operating distance may vary according to

the brightness of the room.

Notes:

■ Do not point bright lights at the remote

control sensor.

■ Do not place objects between the remote

control unit and the remote control sensor.

■ Do not use this remote control unit while

simultaneously operating the remote control

unit of any other equipment.

DVD 21

14 DIGITAL AUDIO CONNECTIONS

Digital Audio Connections

Audio output from the unit’s

optical/coaxial digital audio

output connector

* Digital Format must be selected as “ORIGI-

NAL“ or ”PCM” in Digital Output Menu

(see page 18).

For your reference:

■ Dolby Digital (AC-3) is a digital sound com-

pression technique developed by the Dolby

Laboratories Licensing Corporation,

supporting 5.1-channel surround sound, as

well as stereo (2-channel) sound, this tech-

nique enables a large quantity of sound data

to be efficiently recorded on a disc.

■ Linear PCM is a signal recording format used

in CDs. While CDs are recorded in

44.1 kHz/16 bit, DVDs are recorded in

48 kHz/16 bit up to 96 kHz /24 bit.

■ If you have a Dolby Pro Logic Surround

decoder connected to the DVD 21’s analog

AUDIO OUT connectors, thanks to the

”Downmix” function of the DVD 21 you will

obtain the full benefit of Pro Logic from the

same DVD movies that provide full 5.1-chan-

nel Dolby Digital soundtracks, as well as from

titles encoded with Dolby Surround.

■ The DVD 21 is designed to digitally output

96 kHz-PCM audio with a 96 kHz sampling

rate. The 96 kHz indicator will light in the dis-

play. However, some 96 kHz DVD's may

include copy protection codes that do not

permit digital output. For full 96 kHz fidelity

from these discs, use the analog outputs of

the DVD 21.

IMPORTANT: If your surround processor/D/A

converter does not support 96 kHz PCM audio,

you must use the DVD 21 analog outputs for full

96 kHz fidelity with these discs.

Caution for the optical/coaxial

digital audio outputs:

■ When connecting an amplifier (with an opti-

cal/coaxial digital input ) which does not con-

tain a Dolby Digital (AC-3) or DTS decoder, be

sure to select ”PCM” as initial setting in the

”Digital Output” menu (see also page 18).

Otherwise, any attempt to play DVD may

cause such a high level of noise that it may

be harmful to your ears and damage your

speakers.

■ CD´s can be played as they would normally be

played.

Note:

■ Some first generation DTS decoders which do

not support DVD-DTS interface may not work

properly with the DVD/CD player.

Notes when connecting the

optical digital audio cable

(optional)

■ Remove the dust protection cap from the

optical digital audio output and connect the

cable firmly so that the configurations of both

the cable and the connector match.

■ Keep the dust protection cap and always

reattach the cap when not using the connec-

tor.

Dolby Digital and DTS

Both Dolby Digital and DTS are audio formats

used to record 5.1-channel audio signals onto

the digital track of film. Both of these formats

provide six separate channels: left, right, center,

left rear, right rear, and common subwoofer,

latest 6.1-formats Dolby Digital EX and DTS ES

even one (or two) additional "Surround Back"

channel for a center between the rears.

Remember, that Dolby Digital or DTS will only

play 5.1-channel sound if you’ve connected the

optical or coaxial output of the DVD player to a

DTS or Dolby Digital receiver or decoder (see

page 11) and if the disc was recorded in the

Dolby Digital or DTS format.

Dolby Digital is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories

Licensing Corporation.

Manufactured under license from Dolby

Laboratories. ”Dolby” and the double-D symbol

are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

Confidential Unpublished Works.1992-1997

DTS is a registered trademark of Digital Theater

Systems.

Disc:

DVD

VCD

Sound recording

format:

Dolby Digital

(AC-3)

Linear PCM

(48/96 kHz

16/20/24bit)

DTS

MPEG (2.0)

MPEG-1 or

CD-DA

Linear PCM

Optical/Coaxial digital

audio output

Dolby Digital bitstream

(2-5.1 ch) or PCM

(2 ch, 48 kHz/16bit)*

Linear PCM (2 ch)

(48/96 kHz

16/20/24bit)

DTS Bitstream or no

output *

MPEG bitstream (2ch)

or linear PCM

(2 ch, 48kHz)

Linear PCM

Linear PCM (44.1 kHz

sampling)

PLAYBACK BASICS 15

Playback Basics

Basic Play

Preparation

1. Switch the TV ON and select its video input

connected to the DVD 21.

2. Press the Main Power On button (above the

”POWER” button) to switch on power, the

unit will go into Standby mode indicated by

the ring surrounding the POWER turning on

orange.

3. Press POWER to turn on the unit, the DVD 21

harman/kardon logo should appear now on

the screen. If that logo can be viewed only

disturbedly on the screen or without any color,

skip to page 16 and make the appropriate

settings at the ”Video menu” according to

your TV set and to the connection used

between the DVD 21 and your TV.

When you see no video at all, even no

harman/kardon logo, check the setting of the

video input used on your TV (most SCART

inputs on TVs can be configured in the TV´s

menu). When you don´t succeed, connect your

TV with different cables to the DVD 21, e.g.

via Composite (yellow jacks) or S-Video

cables, see page 10 and 11, rather than per

SCART to view the setup menues until all

appropriate ”Video menu” settings are made

properly.

4. Switch on your A/V system’s power, if the

player has been connected to such a system.

5. Press EJECT to open the disc tray.

6. Place a disc on the disc tray.

Hold the disc without touching either of its

surfaces, position it with the side you wish to

play facing down, align it with the guides, and

place it in its proper position.

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

used.

7. Press PLAY. The disc tray is automatically

closed and play begins.

■ When the disc tray is closed by pressing

EJECT, play will start automatically.

■ With most DVD’s, a Disc Menu appears on

the screen. Select specific menu item by using

ARROW buttons on the remote, then press

ENTER.

Disc Playback Features

Skipping tracks or titles/chapters

To move forward or backward through the tracks

on a CD or the titles or chapters on a DVD, press

SKIP on the front panel or PREVIOUS/NEXT on

the remote.

Fast Motion Playback/Fast Search

1. To move forward or backward through the

DVD or CD disc being played at fast speed,

press SEARCH on the remote. Once one of

these buttons is pressed, the fast search will

continue until PLAY is pressed.

There are four fast-play speeds. Each press of

the SEARCH Buttons will cycle to the next speed

in the following order: 2x, 4x, 16x, 100x.

2. Press PLAY at any time to resume normal

playback.

Note that there will be no audio playback during

fast-forward or -reverse play of DVD discs. This is

normal for DVD, as A/V receivers and surround

processors cannot process the digital audio

streams during fast-play modes; audio will be

heard during fast-play of conventional CD’s.

Freeze Frame and Frame Advance

(with DVD only)

1. Press STEP (FWD or REV) when a DVD is

playing to freeze the picture.

2. Each time you press one of the buttons, the

picture advances one frame in the selected

direction.

3. Press PLAY to resume normal playback.

Slow Motion Playback (with DVD only)

1. When playing a DVD disc or when it´s in

pause or freeze frame mode, you may move

slowly forward or backward through the

program being played at one of four speeds

by pressing the SLOW-Play Buttons on the

remote. Each press of the buttons will move

to the next speed in the following order:

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

➜ F.SLOW 1/2x

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

➜ R.SLOW 1/2x

2. Press PLAY to resume normal playback.

Note that there will be no audio playback during

slow-forward or -reverse play of DVD discs. This

is normal for DVD, as A/V receivers and surround

processors cannot process the digital audio

streams during slow modes. Slow play is not

available for CD.

Notes: Playback features may not be available

during the opening credits of a movie. This is

intended by the disc author and is not a failure

of the DVD 21.

Playback of a DVD with 96 kHz/24-bit audio

requires the use of circuitry normally used for

other features. Accordingly, Slow Play Reverse

and Step Advance features are not available

with these discs.

Depending on the structure of a VCD disc, the

functions Slow Reverse and Step Reverse may be

prohibited or have no function and Fast Playback

(Search) may not function (more details about

VCD Playback see page 30).

16 SYSTEM SETUP

System Setup

System Defaults

The final step of the installation is to establish

the system’s defaults. It is helpful to take a few

minutes to familiarize yourself with these set-

tings, as they may require change before the first

use and later from time to time.

Set Up Menu

The first step in checking or changing the system

defaults is to access the Setup Menu. First, make

certain that the DVD 21 is properly connected to

a video display, and that power is connected. For

this process, however, you do not need to load

any discs into the unit.

During STOP, PAUSE or PLAY mode, if you press

SETUP on the remote, the Set Up Menu appears on

the screen.

This Main Menu and all menus in the following

may look different, listing the settings with different

languages, depending on the settings made

already. With the factory default setting all

languages are set to ”English”, that´s why with all

menus the English version is shown in the manual.

Navigating Menus

The ARROW (

KLN M

) and ENTER buttons

are used to navigate the menus and select

specific settings. Use the ARROW (

) but-

tons to move the cursor to highlight the desired

sub-menu, then press ARROW (

) button or

ENTER to enter the highlighted menu or choose

the highlighted content. The current setting is

highlighted. If you wish to change this setting,

use the ARROW (

) buttons to select a new

setting and press ENTER. Press ARROW (

) but-

ton to return to the left sub-menus column. Press

PLAY or SETUP to exit the Setup menu. Any new

settings that you have selected will be activated

immediately, except for TV Standard and Aspect

Ratio which will be activated after the player

exits the Setup Menu.

After you press SETUP on the remote to enter the

Main menu, three sub-menus are shown: VIDEO,

AUDIO and PLAYER. You may press ARROW (

)

or select EXIT with the ARROW buttons and press

ENTER at any time to leave the Main Menu.

You may at any time restore all original factory

default settings. When the player is in Standby,

press and hold CLEAR for six seconds. This will

restore all default settings and any changes you

have made will be lost.

Video Menu

When you enter the Main Menu, the Video sub-

menu will be highlighted. If not, use the ARROW

(

) buttons to highlight the Video menu,

then press the ARROW (

) or ENTER button to

access the Video Menu. The left column shows

the items in the Video Menu. The right column

shows the current setting for each item.

Video Output

Select VIDEO OUTPUT, if it is not already selected,

then press ARROW (

) or ENTER to access the

VIDEO OUTPUT sub-menu. The right column

displays the current setting (highlighted) and two

options.

DVD 21 provides multiple output connectors for

various video devices, but to optimize video quality,

all of the connectors cannot work at the same time.

Make sure that the player’s settings match the con-

nections available on your TV. The default setting

for the VIDEO OUTPUT is S-VIDEO. The Composite

Video Output is always active. If you set Video

Output to SCART, the player can provide RGB and

Composite Video via the SCART socket. To use the

SCART output, you must set the Video Output to

SCART. If you select S-Video, the player will provide

S-Video output via the rear S-Video socket. Note

that only the rear video outputs corresponding to

the selected setting will be activated.

SCART Video

Select SCART VIDEO OUTPUT with the ARROW

(

) buttons, if it is not already selected,

then press ARROW (

) or ENTER to access the

SCART VIDEO sub-menu. The right column

displays the current setting (highlighted) and

one option.

Note: If the VIDEO OUTPUT is not set to SCART,

the SCART Video sub-menu cannot be accessed.

The DVD 21 SCART connector can output RGB or

Composite video. If your TV can accept an RGB

input signal, RGB output is recommended for

superior picture quality. Otherwise, select the

composite video setting.

Control signals in the SCART connection will

automatically reconfigure the TV's SCART input to

match the selection of RGB or composite, if the

TV is capable of running RGB.

Note: If you use RGB via SCART, then your TV

will be able to reproduce NTSC images, even if

the TV is PAL-only.

TV Standard

DVD 21 can set the output video format to

AUTO, PAL, PAL60 or NTSC. Select TV STANDARD

with the ARROW (

) buttons, if it is not

already selected, then press ARROW (

) or

ENTER to access the TV STANDARD sub-menu.

The right column displays the current setting

(highlighted) and three options.

AUTO will automatically output the original

video format on the disc playing. If the disc is

PAL, DVD 21 will output PAL video. If the disc is

NTSC, the player will output NTSC video.

PAL will always output PAL video, even if the disc

is in NTSC format. This works with all PAL-TVs,

even old ones without PAL60 capability, as a real

standard conversion is being made.

PAL60 will also convert NTSC signals to PAL, but

with 60 Hz video repetition rate (as with NTSC).

This will avoid any artifacts that may come up in

rare cases with true NTSC to PAL conversion acti-

vated by the PAL selection above. Note that for

viewing the PAL60 format your TV must be PAL60

compatible.

NTSC will always output NTSC video, even if the

disc in in PAL format.

If you own a multi-standard TV, we recommend

the AUTO setting for optimal picture quality. If

your TV is single-standard, select the appropriate

standard. (PAL, PAL60 or NTSC).

SYSTEM SETUP 17

System Setup

Important Note:

Some DVD discs currently available contain a

video data inconsistency resulting in an unwant-

ed screen artifact. This can occur during video

standard conversion as from NTSC to PAL (when

PAL is selected and you see a slight flickering on

horizontal lines with NTSC discs).

To overcome these artifacts follow these steps:

During Play mode press the STATUS button, the

Status Bar will appear (see page 21). Press

ARROW (

) to select the ”V” (Video) field on

the far right side of the banner, then change the

setting from 0 to either 1 or 2 (

) until the

artifacts disappear.

Note: If the DVD 21 is connected to the TV using

RGB via SCART, then the TV will be able to repro-

duce NTSC images correctly, even if the TV is

PAL-only, (but it must be PAL60 compatible).

Aspect Ratio

This step selects the TV aspect ratio, conventional

screen shape (4:3) or widescreen (16:9), accord-

ing to your TV:

■ 4:3 Letterbox: Choose this setting if the DVD

player is connected to a conventional (4:3) TV

set and you would prefer to see movies with-

out any parts being cut off. You will see the

entire frame of the movie and DVD’s recorded

with normal 4:3 format will fill the entire

screen. But movies in widescreen will occupy a

smaller portion of the screen, with black bars

at the top and bottom of the screen.

■ 4:3 Pan Scan: Choose this setting if the DVD

player is connected to a conventional (4:3) TV

set and you want widescreen movies to fill the

entire screen. Note that this setting is effective

only with a few widescreen DVD’s recorded

with the Pan and Scan mode. With those

movies you won’t see parts of the picture (par-

ticularly the right and left edges).

Most discs produced in a widescreen format

can’t be cropped in this fashion, which means

the black bars will appear at the top and bot-

tom of the screen (letterbox format). Some

widescreen DVD’s, particulary anamorphic

types (with full vertical line resolution, see sec-

tion ”16:9”below), may be shown with origi-

nal width but spread vertically. With these disc,

the letterbox format must be selected.

This setting is usefull only with a few DVD’s,

with all others the letterbox format fits best.

■ 16:9 Widescreen: Choose this setting if your

DVD player is connected to a widescreen TV, or

to a conventional (4:3) TV changeable to wide-

screen (16:9) mode.

With this set up, discs recorded with 4:3 aspect

ratio will appear as a boxed image in the center

of a 16:9 widescreen TV, with black bars to the

left and right of the image (not with 4:3 TVs

changeable to 16:9 mode). True widescreen

(anamorphic) DVD’s i.e. those shown spread

vertically when the DVD player is set to ”16:9”

and your TV is set to ”4:3”, will be shown

optimally with full vertical resolution. With some

4:3 TV’s, set to 16:9 format, discs with 4:3 format

may be played compressed vertically. With those

discs the TV must be set to 4:3 format.

Select TV ASPECT with the ARROW (

)

buttons, if it is not already selected in the VIDEO

menu, then press ARROW (

) or ENTER to

access the TV ASPECT sub-menu. The right

column displays the current setting (highlighted)

and two options. If needed, select a new setting.

Press ENTER to confirm the new setting.

Audio Menu

In the Main Menu, use the ARROW (

)

buttons to highlight the AUDIO menu, press

ARROW (

) or ENTER to access the AUDIO

submenu. The left column shows the items in the

Audio Menu. The right column shows the current

setting for each item.

Dynamic Range

Select DYNAMIC RANGE with the Arrow (

)

buttons, if it is not already highlighted, then press

ARROW (

) or ENTER to access the Dynamic

Range sub-menu.

This setting enables Dolby Digital recordings to

be played back with full dialogue intelligibility

while reducing peak levels by a selected amount.

This smooth level compression prevents abrupt

loud transitions from disturbing others without

reducing the impact of the digital source percep-

tibly.

Select FULL for normal, uncompressed dynamic

range. Select MEDIUM for moderate compression.

Select MINIMUM for the highest level of com-

pression.

Note: If selected, Dynamic Range compression is

only active when a Dolby Digital signal is detect-

ed and only for the analog outputs.

Audio Language

This step will define the default audio language

(if the disc contains different language tracks).

Choosing an audio language by pressing AUDIO

on the remote control (see page 8) will change

this setting only temporarily.

Select AUDIO LANGUAGE with the ARROW

(

) buttons, if it is not already selected,

then press ARROW (

) or ENTER to access the

AUDIO LANGUAGE sub-menu. The right column

displays the current setting (highlighted) and the

options.

18 SYSTEM SETUP

System Setup

Select Another Audio Language

1. When Audio Language is on the screen, select

”Other”.

2. Press ENTER, an entry field will appear, waiting

for your entry.

3. Input the language code (see table on page

32) directly with the NUMBER (0~9) keys.

4. After pressing the last digit, the setting will

become active.

■ Note that when a default language is selected,

it will be used whenever that language is pres-

ent on the DVD disc being played. However,

when that language is not present, the lan-

guage used will be the one preprogrammed

into the disc itself. Typically, that default will be

English, but the selection will vary at the dis-

cretion of the disc’s producer.

Although the default will set the language that

will be used when a disc is first put into play, the

language may easily be changed at any time by

using the AUDIO Button on the remote. See page

22 for more information.

Digital Output

If your system includes 5.1 digital audio surround

decoding (Dolby Digital and/or DTS), select

ORIGINAL as the digital Output. In that case all

audio signals will be output with their original

format. If your system only includes stereo and/or

Dolby Pro Logic, select PCM. Then all audio

signals will be output in PCM format only (DTS

will output no signal).

Select DIGITAL OUTPUT with the ARROW

(

) buttons, if it is not already selected,

then press ARROW (

) or ENTER to access the

DIGITAL OUTPUT sub-menu. The right column

displays the current setting (highlighted) and one

option.

PCM Limit

Once a selection has been made for the type of

digital audio data streams that the DVD player

outputs, you may also need to adjust the way it

handles the various sampling frequencies used in

the production of digital audio for DVD. The

DVD 21 is compatible with both 48kHz and

96kHz sampling, but some early A/V receivers

and surround processors are not.

If your A/V receiver or surround processor is NOT

capable of handling 96kHz signals, select the

48kHz option. When this choice is made, the

DVD 21 will automatically convert any 96kHz

signals to a 48kHz output so that your system is

capable of decoding them.

If your A/V receiver or surround processor IS

capable of handling 96kHz signals, select the

96kHz option to achieve the greatest audio fideli-

ty available. When this choice is made, the

DVD 21 will pass each type of signal through

without any further processing.

To select the Sample Frequency follow these

steps:

1. Press ARROW (

) on the remote to select

PCM LIMIT on the AUDIO Menu.

2. Press ENTER or ARROW (

PCM LIMIT Menu appears.

3. Press ARROW (

) on the remote to select

the specific frequency option.

4. Press ENTER, the screen will return to the

AUDIO Menu, the sample frequency selected

will be shown down at its right side.

Player Setup Menu

From the Main Menu, use the ARROW (

)

buttons to select the Player menu, then press

ARROW (

) or ENTER to access the Player

Menu. The left column shows the items in the

menu. The right column shows the current setting

of each item.

Parental Control

The DVD 21’s Password System is used to control

viewing of restricted programs and the capability

to change the password itself and the rating. The

DVD player is shipped with ”8888” as the default

password and with the parental control settings

”OFF”. The following instructions will show how

to change the password and to lock the settings.

Note: The DVD must be specifically encoded with

rating information for Parental Control to work.

The rating levels

The five standard US rating symbols are ”G”

(General, level 2), ”PG” (Parental Guidance, level

4), ”PG13” (Parental Guidance and 13 years old,

level 4), ”R” (Restricted, level 6) and ”NC 17”

(from 17 years old, level 7). The DVD 21 will

accommodate a total of eight rating steps, as set

by the DVD creators. These additional steps allow

for more critical control of program playback for

all audiences.

Level 8: All DVDs can be played.

Levels 7 to 2: DVDs for general audiences/

children can be played.

Level 1: DVDs for children can be played, DVDs

for adults/general audiences are prohibited.

Password

Important: You must write the password in a safe

place or remember it reliably. You cannot access

rated discs or rating/password menus or change

or clear the password (see below) without enter-

ing the correct password.

If you forget your password, you can re-set

DVD 21 to the factory default password (8888)

when the player is in Standby, by pressing and

holding CLEAR for six seconds. Note: This will

restore all menu settings to the factory default

settings. Any changes you have made will be lost.

Enter Password and Setting Level

For disabling the playback of rated DVD's a pass-

word consisting of four digits must be entered.

Select PARENTAL CONTROL in the Player Setup

Menu, then press ARROW (

) or ENTER to

access the PARENTAL CONTROL sub-menu.

”PASSWORD” appears in the right column

followed by a four digit entry field. Enter the

password (The initial password is 8888.)

SYSTEM SETUP 19

System Setup

If the password is correct, the following display

will appear in the menu:

The current parental control level will be high-

lighted. Use the ARROW (

) buttons to

select the level of restricted access you want.

REMEMBER: the lower the number, the higher

the restriction. When the level you prefer is high-

lighted, press ENTER to activate it.

Change Password

After the password was entered or the parental

control level was set, use the ARROW (

) but-

ton to make sure the cursor is pointing to ”NEW

PASSWORD and press ENTER.” Enter the new

password. The display will change to

”CONFIRM”, requesting that you repeat the new

password to confirm that it is correct. If you have

correctly entered the new password twice, the

display will confirm the change by ”OK”. Press

Arrow (

) button to exit the level/password

sub-menu.

Display Language

When you enter the Player menu, Display

LANGUAGE will be highlighted. If not, use the

ARROW (

) buttons to select it, then press

ARROW (

) or ENTER to access the Display

LANGUAGE sub-menu. The right column now

shows the current Display Language setting

(highlighted) and the options.

Select the language you prefer for the player's

onscreen displays and short messages. This selec-

tion does not affect the front panel display.

Menu Language

Some discs include several menus made with dif-

ferent languages. Select MENU LANGUAGE in the

Player Setup Menu, then press ARROW (

) or

ENTER to access the MENU LANGUAGE sub-

menu. The right column now shows the current

Menu Language setting (highlighted) and the

options.

Select the language you prefer for disc menus.

If a disc does not support the selected language,

the original default language will automatically

be chosen.

Select another Menu Language

Other languages for the DVD menu can be

selected in the same way as described for the

"Audio Language" on page 18 by selecting

OTHER and entering a four digit code.

Subtitle Language

Select SUBTITLE LANGUAGE in the Player Setup

Menu, then press ARROW (

) or ENTER to

access the SUBTITLE LANGUAGE sub-menu. The

right column now shows the current Subtitle

Language setting (highlighted) and the options.

With this setting you define your preferred

subtitle language (if the disc contains different

subtitles). Choosing a subtitle language with the

SUBTITLE button on the remote control (see page

8) will change this setting only temporarily.

This setting can turn subtitles on or off. If set to

OFF, subtitles will not be displayed automatically.

The SUBTITLE button on the remote control can

be used to select and change subtitles during

playback.

Select another Subtitle Language

Other languages for the subtitle can be selected

in the same way as described for the "Audio

Language" on page 18 by selecting OTHER and

entering a four digit code.

Status Bar Time Out

Select STATUS BAR TIMEOUT in the Player Setup

Menu, then press ARROW (

) or ENTER to

access the STATUS BAR TIMEOUT sub-menu. The

right column now shows the current timeout

setting (highlighted) and the options.

When set to OFF, the Status Bar will remain

onscreen when selected, until STATUS or CLEAR

is pressed on the remote control. If set to 5 or

20 seconds, the Status Bar will disappear after

that number of seconds. However, during CD

playback, the Status Bar will always remain

on-screen unless CLEAR or STATUS Bar is

pressed.

Panel Dimmer

Select PANEL DIM in the Player Setup Menu, then

press ARROW (

) or ENTER to access the PANEL

DIM sub-menu. The right column now shows the

current setting (highlighted) and the options.

If you wish the front panel display to be lit

whenever DVD player is on, select Off.

If you wish the display to dim in normal play

mode and to light up for 5 or 20 seconds only

when a button has been pressed on the front or

remote, select 5 seconds or 20 seconds as the

timeout.

The 5 or 20 second timeout interacts with the

remote Dimmer button in the following way: If

display lighting has been turned off with the

Dimmer button, the PANEL DIM will only turn on

the green LED's, not the full display. If display

lighting has been set to half brightness with the

Dimmer button, the display will light up to this

level and the LED's to full level.

You´ve completed the setup process for your

DVD 21 and are about to experience the finest in

music and home entertainment. Enjoy!

Press SETUP or PLAY on the remote control to

exit the setup-menu.

20 TEST SCREEN

Test Screen

When you press the TEST button on the front

panel or on the remote you can activate a still

image to test all settings and the video perform-

ance of your TV. With the vertical color bars you

can test the following:

■ proper color intensity setting on your TV,

■ the proper color of each bar, showing if the

proper video standard is turned on: the colors

should be (left to right): black, white, yellow,

cyan (turquoise), green, magenta (purple), red,

blue, black.

■ proper color transition, seen as sharp

separation of the bars, S-Video will be better

than Video, RGB best of all.

■ the performance of the color filter in your TV

(with ”Video” signals), bar edges should show

no vertical crawling dots. Here S-Video and

RGB formats usually give no problems.

With the grey scale and the black/white fields

below the color bars the brightness and contrast

of your screen can be adjusted optimally, see

chapter ”TV Picture Adjustment” below.

TV Picture Adjustment with

Test Screen

These adjustments may be done now, but you

can also make them after setup has been

finalized. They can also be made at any time

simply by pressing TEST on the remote control or

on the front panel.

Brightness adjustment:

1. Turn down the color control on your TV until

the color bars are visible in black and white.

2. Adjust the contrast to the lowest level where

you still can see all bars within the grey scale

in the test picture separately and clearly.

3. Adjust the Brightness so that the bars in the

grey scale are all visible. The bar furtherst to

the left has to be as black as possible rather

than grey but the next aside must clearly be

differable. All the bars in the grey scale have to

be gradually and evenly changing from black

to whiter, going from left to right.

Contrast adjustment:

1. Adjust the contrast on your TV until you see a

bright white bar in the right low corner of the

screen and a deep dark black bar at the left.

The optimal contrast setting will depend from

your preference and the surrounding light in

the TV room.

2. If the brightness of the white bar will no more

increase while turning up the contrast or when

the borders of the white ”harman/kardon” text

letters on top will bloom (overlight) into the

black areas, what drasticly will decrease the

sharpness of the script, then the Contrast has

been turned up too much. Reduce the contrast

until these effects will disappear and the video

still looks realistic.

3. If you are watching TV with a usual surround-

ing daylight, adjust the Contrast so that a nor-

mal video picture has about the same looking

as the surroundings in your room. By that way

the eye is relazed when watching the TV pic-

ture. This contrast setting may be reduced

when the surrounding light is dimmed, usually

improving the sharpness of a video a lot

thereby.

4. The grey scale in the middle line needs to have

the same clear difference between each bar as

before the contrast adjustment. If not, go back

to the brightness adjustment and repeat step 3

and then the contrast adjustments, making

only minor adjustments each time for

optimisation.

Color adjustment.

1. When the Brightness and the Contrast are set

optimally, turn up the color control to the level

of your perference. Adjust to the level where

the colors look strong but still natural, not

overdone. If the color level is too high,

depending from the TV used some of the bars

will seem wider or the color intensity will not

increase while the control is turned up. Then

the color control must be reduced again. At the

end you should test the color intensity also

with a video, e.g. pictures of natural faces,

flowers, fruit and vegetables and other well

known natural articles of our life most usefull

for an optimal setting of the color intensity.

2. If your TV has a Tint option (with most

European TVs this is available or effective only

with NTSC signals, not with PAL), use the large

white bar below the Greyscale to tweak the

warmth of the picture. Every viewer has a

difference in preference as how the glow of

the picture should be. Some prefer a little

colder picture, some a warmer glow. The Tint

function on your TV and the white bar can be

used to control this. Adjust the Tint to the level

where you feel the white color has the tone

you prefer.

Color Bars

Grey Scale

100%

Black/White

fields

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Harman Kardon DVD 21 User manual

Brand: Harman Kardon

Model: DVD 21

Category: DVD players

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