Harman Kardon DVD 25 Owner's manual

Brand: Harman Kardon

Model: DVD 25

Category: DVD players

Type: Owner's manual

DVD25 Digital Versatile Disc Player

OWNER’S MANUAL

DVD 25

Power for the Digital Revolution™

2TABLE OF CONTENTS

3Introduction and Terminology

4Features, Packing List

5Front Panel Controls

6Front Panel Information Display

7Remote Control

9Rear 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 or

Component 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 Scan Type

17 TV Standard

17 TV Aspect

17 Picture Control

17 Audio Menu

18 Dynamic Range

18 Audio Language

18 Digital Format

18 Player Set-Up Menu

18 OSD Language

18 Menu Language

18 Subtitle Language

19 Parental Control

19 Password

19 Ez Menu Timeout

19 Light Control

20 Test Screen

20 TV Picture Adjustment with Test Screen

21 Playing DVD Discs

21 Using the On-Screen Banner Display

21 Selecting a Title/Chapter

21 Adjusting the Picture

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 Banner Display

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 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 25.

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

11/01

INTRODUCTION & TERMINOLOGY 3

Introduction & Terminology

Thank you for choosing the Harman

Kardon DVD 25. The DVD 25 is a multipurpose

DVD player, capable of playing both DVD discs

and conventional CD audio discs with the high-

est fidelity and access to future software

upgrades via the Internet. Along with conven-

tional DVD and CD audio discs, the DVD 25 is

also compatible with MP3, CD-R and CD-RW as

well as VCD discs. To enable you to get the max-

imum quality from DVDs, the DVD 25 is

equipped with the latest in design techniques,

including advanced 10-bit video digital-to-ana-

log 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. For optimum playback of

NTSC DVD with compatible high-definition dis-

play devices, DVD 25 is equipped with progres-

sive component video outputs. In addition,

Harman Kardon’s audio heritage continues into

the digital video era with audiophile-grade

Wolfson DACs to ensure that the audio quality

matches the superb video. Of course, both coaxi-

al and optical digital audio outputs are available

for direct connection to A/V receivers or proces-

sors 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 enter-

tainment. When playing DVDs, easy-to-under-

stand 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 25 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 25 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 25.

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

information.

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 for-

mats 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 25.

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

displays 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 25 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

programmed 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.

Progressive scan: DVD 25 offers progressive

scan video outputs for use with compatible high-

resolution televisions and projectors. Progressive

output is only available from DVD's in the NTSC

format. Before DVD, no consumer medium could

store, transmit or display video with full resolu-

tion. To conserve bandwidth, analog compression

(interlacing) is employed: first the odd-numbered

lines of a frame are displayed, followed by the

even-numbered lines. The result is that only half

of the video image is drawn at one time; the

viewer's brain must reassemble the complete

image. This is acceptable, if the monitor is not too

large and if there is not too much motion in the

image. Large displays and fast-moving images

reveal the limitations of this system. Thanks to

DVD's immense data capacity, images are now

stored intact (progressively), so that all the lines

in each frame (odd and even) are shown at the

same time. But because most TV's cannot handle

a progressive signal, all current DVD players gen-

erate an interlaced output for compatibility. Now,

Harman Kardon DVD 25 is among the select few

DVD players with true progressive scan video

output (NTSC) for use with compatible TV's and

CRT projectors and with all plasma, LCD and DLP

display devices via the component video output.

The result is 40% greater light output than a

conventional TV and a stunningly detailed high

definition image, along with an almost complete

absence of visible scanlines and motion artifacts.

Of course, traditional Y/Pr/Pb component video,

SCART, S-Video and composite video outputs are

included for use with conventional televisions

and projectors.

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 avail-

ability 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 25 works differently from what you are

used to on CD players. On a traditional CD play-

er, 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 25,

however, you have two options when playing

DVD discs. Pressing Stop once will stop play-

back, but it actually 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 helpful if you are watching a movie and must

interrupt your viewing session but wish to pick

up where you left off. Pressing the Stop button

twice will stop the machine in a traditional man-

ner 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.

4FEATURES

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.

• Progressive Scan component video ouputs

(NTSC only)

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.

• 2x/4x 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 25 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 discs bearing any of the

following logos:

DVD CD

3"(8 cm) disc 3"(8 cm) disc

5"(12 cm) disc 5"(12 cm) disc

CD-RW CD-R VCD

5"(12 cm) disc 3"(8 cm) disc 5"(12 cm) disc

5"(12 cm) disc 5"(12 cm) disc

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 25. Similarly, although the DVD 25

is capable of a wide range of features, not all

discs include every capability of the DVD system.

For example, although the DVD 25 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 25 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 and CD-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 25 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 25 for an automatic upgrade.

Packing List

1 Harman Kardon DVD 25 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

ReWritable

FRONT PANEL CONTROLS 5

Front Panel Controls



Main Power On/Off: Press this switch to

apply power to the DVD 25. Once the unit has

been turned on with this switch, it may be oper-

ated from either the front panel or remote con-

trol. Press the switch again to turn the unit com-

pletely off.

Power On/Off (Standby): Press the button

once to turn the DVD 25 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.

Skip (Next): Press to move forward through

the music tracks on a CD or the chapters on a

DVD disc.

Dimmer: Press this button to reduce the

brightness of the Information Display by 50% or

to turn the display off completely in the follow-

ing order: FULL BRIGHTNESS ➔HALF BRIGHT-

NESS ➔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

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DVD 25

6FRONT PANEL INFORMATION DISPLAY

VCD PROGRESSIVE SCAN

DVD

CD 96kHz/ 24bit

MP3

TEST V OFF

TITLE REPEAT

TRACK 1 ALL

CHAPTER PBC RANDOM

HOUR A-B MIN PROG SEC

BNP

GIJKLM

ADisc Type Indicators

BPlayback-Mode Indicators

C96kHz/24-Bit Indicator

DParental Lock Indicator

EProgressive Scan indicator

FTest Indicator

GV-OFF Indicator

HRepeat Indicator

IVCD Playback Control Indicator

JRandom Indicator

KA-B Repeat Indicator

LProgram Indicator

MAngle Indicator

NTitle Indicators

OChapter/Track Number Indicators

PTime Indicators

ADisc Type Indicators: The DVD, VCD, CD or

MP3 indicator will illuminate to show the type of

disc currently being played.

BPlayback-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 (2x, 8x, 16x, 100x).

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 (2x, 8x, 16x, 100x).

C96kHz/24-Bit Indicator: 96kHz/24-Bit

Indicator: The 96kHz Indicator will light when a

disc recorded with 96kHz content is playing, the

24-Bit Indicator will light when a disc recorded

with 24-bit content is playing.

DParental 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.

EProgressive Scan indicator: Lights when

Progressive Scan component video output is

selected in the set-up menu.

FTest Indicator: This indicator lights when

the TV test screen is activated.

GV-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.

HRepeat Indicators: These indicators light

when any of the Repeat functions are in use.

IVCD Playback Control Indicator: This

indicator lights when the playback control func-

tion is turned on with VCDs.

JRandom Indicator: This indicator lights

when the unit is in the Random Play mode.

KA-B Repeat Indicator: This indicator lights

when a specific passage for repeat playback has

been selected.

LProgram Indicator: This indicator lights

when the programming functions are in use.

MAngle Indicator: This indicator blinks when

alternative viewing angles are available on the

DVD currently playing.

NTitle Indicators: These two positions in the

display will show the current title number when

a DVD disc is playing.

OChapter/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.

PTime 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.

NOTE: The Indicators NOP will also display

text messages about the DVD 25’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 25 is put into the play

position.

Front Panel Information Display

REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 7

Remote Control Functions

ON OFF

PREV NEXT

STOP

POWER

EJECT

TEST

EZMENU

PAUSE

AUDIO

SET-UP

DVD 25 RC

RANDOM ZOOM STEP

PROG.

CHECK

CLEAR

LIGHT A - B REPEAT

DIMMER SLOW

SUBTITLE

PLAY

V.OFF















TITLE ANGLE

ENTER

INFO















POWER ON

POWER OFF

SUBTITLE

TITLE

ANGLE

AUDIO

TEST

EJECT

SET-UP

ARROWS/ENTER

INFO

PAUSE

EZMENU

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

8REMOTE 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

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 prohibit-

ed 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 lan-

guages 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 set-

tings.

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.

EZMENU: Press while a disc is playing to

view banner display. Use the ARROW buttons to

move through the different features in the

Banner Display. 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: 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 2 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 press-

ing 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 con-

troller.



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

play repeatedly.

REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS 9

5890 1 2 4367

VIDEO OUT/COMPONENT

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUKT

LUOKAN 1 LASER LAITE

KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT

20 /60

TV SCART

Y / Y / G

Pb/ Cb/ B

Pr/ Cr/ R

Optical Digital Output

™

Coaxial Digital Output

Analog Audio Outputs

Composite Video Output

∞

S-Video Output

Component Video Outputs

Scart TV Output

•

Remote Control Output

Remote Control Input

‚

AC Power Cord

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.

Component Video Outputs: These out-

puts carry the component video signals for con-

nection to display monitors with component

video inputs. For standard analog TV's or projec-

tors with inputs marked Y/Pr/Pb or Y/Cr/Cb, con-

nect these outputs to the corresponding inputs.

If you have a high-definition television or projec-

tor that is compatible with high scan rate pro-

gressive video, connect these jacks to the “HD

Component” inputs. Note that if you are using a

progressive scan display device, then

”Progressive” must be selected in the Video Set-

up Menu in order to take advantage of the pro-

gressive scan circuitry. See page 16 for more

information on progressive scan video.

IMPORTANT: These jacks should NOT be con-

nected to standard composite video inputs.

SCART OUT (TV): 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 25 provide IR signals to other compati-

ble 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 25 is

blocked. This jack may also be used with com-

patible IR remote control-based automation sys-

tems.

‚

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.

Rear Panel Connections

10 SETUP AND CONNECTIONS

Setup and Connections

VIDEO OUT/COMPONENT

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUKT

LUOKAN 1 LASER LAITE

KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT

20 /60

TV SCART

Y / Y / G

Pb/ Cb/ B

Pr/ Cr/ R

■ 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 connect-

ing 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 25 will

”downmix” Dolby Digital recordings to Pro

Logic, available on these connectors, all ana-

log 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 25

SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 11

Setup and Connections

VIDEO OUT/COMPONENT

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUKT

LUOKAN 1 LASER LAITE

KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT

20 /60

TV SCART

Y / Y / G

Pb/ Cb/ B

Pr/ Cr/ R

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 25 (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 25 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 25

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 25 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 sig-

nal, delivering the best video performance

possible, selectable in the Setup menu. To

view RGB video on your TV, the RGB compati-

ble SCART connector on the TV must be used

and the DVD 25´s TV SCART connector 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.

Component Video Connection

If the video display has component video inputs,

connect the Component Video Outputs on the

DVD 25 to the corresponding input jacks on your

television. If you are using a progressive scan

television or projector, you must also change the

Scan Type in the DVD player's Video Set-Up

Menu from ”Interlaced” to ”Progressive.” See

page 16.

Connecting to a TV or monitor with SCART or Component connectors

VIDEO OUT/COMPONENT

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUKT

LUOKAN 1 LASER LAITE

KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT

20 /60

TV SCART

Y / Y / G

Pb/ Cb/ B

Pr/ Cr/ R

TV or Monitor

To power outlet

(AC 230V/50 Hz)

To SCART connector

To Component

connectors

To analog input of

stereo or Pro Logic

Amplifier/Receiver

To optical or coaxial

input of Dolby Digital/

DTS Decoder/

Amplifier/Receiver

DVD 25

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, dis-

assemble, 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 con-

trol 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 25

14 DIGITAL AUDIO CONNECTIONS

Digital Audio Connections

Notes when connecting the opti-

cal 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.

Audio output from the unit’s

optical/coaxial digital audio out-

put connector

* Digital Format must be selected as “ORIGI-

NAL“ or ”PCM” in Audio Set-Up 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 25’s analog

AUDIO OUT connectors, thanks to the

”Downmix” function of the DVD 25 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 25 is designed to digitally output

96kHz-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 25.

IMPORTANT: If your surround processor/D/A

converter does not support 96 kHz PCM audio,

you must use the DVD 25 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 Format” 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.

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.

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 25 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

Sound recording

format:

Dolby Digital

(AC-3)

Linear PCM

(48/96 kHz

16/20/24bit)

DTS

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)

Bitstream or no

output *

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 25.

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 25

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 25 and your TV.

When you see no video at all, even no setup

menu, 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 25, 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 sur-

faces, 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 play-

ing 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 pro-

gram 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 25.

Playback of a DVD with 96kHz/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 31).

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 25 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 lan-

guages 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 specif-

ic settings. Use the ARROW (

) buttons 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 high-

lighted. If you wish to change this setting, use the

ARROW (

) buttons to select a new setting

and press ENTER. Press ARROW (

) button to

return to the left sub-menus column. Press PLAY

or SETUP to exit the Setup menu. Any new set-

tings that you have selected will be activated

immediately, except for TV Aspect 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 dis-

plays the current setting (highlighted) and two

options.

DVD 25 provides multiple output connectors for

various video devices, but to optimize video quali-

ty, all of the connectors cannot work at same

time. Make sure that the player’s settings match

the connections available on your TV. If you set

Video Output to SCART, the player will 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 YCrCb component,

the player will provide component video via the

rear panel connectors. If you select S-Video, the

player will provide S-Video output via the rear

S-Video socket. Note that only the rear video out-

puts corresponding to the selected setting will be

activated.

The default setting is SCART RGB and Composite.

The two other outputs can be enabled, but only

one of the three can be active. When SCART RGB

is selected, also the component outputs will out-

put RGB. This can be used along with the com-

posite output for convenient connection to a pro-

jector or other display device with RGB input.

Note: If ”Progressive” is selected as SCAN TYPE,

the Video Output Setting option will change from

YCrCB to YPrPb.

SCART Video

Select SCART VIDEO 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 25 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.

Scan Type

Note: If the Video Output is set to SCART, the

SCAN TYPE sub-menu cannot be accessed, then

scan type is fixed as interlaced. Progressive scan

is only available if the Video output is set to

YCrCb (YPrPb) or S-VIDEO (if set to S-VIDEO the

YCrCb output will be selected automatically then)

and with an NTSC signal via the component out-

puts.

IMPORTANT: Before you select Progressive

mode, you must make sure that your TV or pro-

jector can accept a progressive signal. If it can-

not, always select Interlaced. If the player is set to

Progressive, but connected to a display device

that cannot process a progressive signal, there

will be nothing on the TV screen. If this happens,

you can restore the player to Interlaced mode:

Press STOP on the remote and hold it down for

more than 3 seconds. The player will revert to

Interlaced mode and a picture should appear on

the screen.

SYSTEM SETUP 17

System Setup

Select SCAN TYPE with the ARROW (

) but-

tons, if it is not already selected, then press

ARROW (

) or ENTER to access the SCAN TYPE

sub-menu. The right column displays the current

setting (highlighted) and one option.

As a Progressive Scan DVD player, DVD 25 can

provide a high-resolution image in Progressive

mode. If you have a compatible display device,

you will experience significantly enhanced picture

quality. The Progressive Scan indicator in the front

panel display will light when progressive scan has

been selected.

TV Standard

DVD 25 can set the output video format to

AUTO/PAL/M-PAL 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 25 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.

M-PAL works similary like PAL but with different

parameters. This setting must not be used for

Europe.

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 or NTSC).

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) or from

Interlaced to Progressive.

To overcome these artifacts follow these steps:

During Play mode press the EzMENU button, the

EzSet menu 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 25 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).

TV Aspect

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

25 is connected to a conventional (4:3) TV set

and you would prefer to see movies without

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

25 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 25 is

set to ”16:9” and your TV is set to ”4:3”, will

be shown optimally with full vertical resolu-

tion. With some 4:3 TV’s, set to 16:9 format,

discs with 4:3 format may be played com-

pressed vertically. With those discs the TV must

be set to 4:3 format.

Select TV ASPECT with the ARROW (

) but-

tons, if it is not already selected in the VIDEO

menu, then press ARROW (

) or ENTER to

access the TV ASPECT sub-menu. The right col-

umn displays the current setting (highlighted)

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

Press ENTER to confirm the new setting.

Picture Control

The DVD 25 Picture Control function allows you

to adjust the output video’s brightness, contrast

and color using the EzMenu (see page 21).

Select PICTURE CONTROL with the ARROW

(

) buttons, if it is not already selected,

then press ARROW (

) or ENTER to access the

PICTURE CONTROL sub-menu. The right column

displays the current setting (highlighted) and one

option.

If the Picture Control is set to BYPASS, brightness,

contrast and color cannot be adjusted using

EzMenu. If it is set to ACTIVE, you can adjust the

picture parameters in EzMenu.

Audio Menu

In the Main Menu, use the ARROW (

) but-

tons to highlight the AUDIO menu, press ARROW

(

) or ENTER to access the AUDIO sub-menu.

The left column shows the items in the Audio

Menu. The right column shows the current setting

for each item.

18 SYSTEM SETUP

System Setup

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).

The option DEFAULT will select the audio lan-

guage originally encoded as "default" language

on the disc, most times this will be english.

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.

Digital Output

If your system includes 5.1 digital audio surround

decoding (Dolby Digital and/or DTS), select ORIG-

INAL 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.

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.

OSD Language

When you enter the Player menu, OSD LAN-

GUAGE will be highlighted. If not, use the

ARROW (

) buttons to select it, then press

ARROW (

) or ENTER to access the OSD LAN-

GUAGE sub-menu. The right column now shows

the current OSD 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

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,

another language will automatically be chosen.

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 subti-

tle language (if the disc contains different subti-

tles). Choosing a subtitle language with the SUB-

TITLE 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.

SYSTEM SETUP 19

System Setup

Parental Control

The DVD 25’s Password System is used to control

viewing of restricted programs and the capability

to change the password itself and the rating. The

DVD 25 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 25 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/chil-

dren 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

25 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. Enter

the password (The initial password is 8888.)

If the password is correct, the following display

will appear in the menu:

The top line indicates the current parental control

level. Press ENTER, then 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 pre-

fer is highlighted, 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.” Enter the new password. The dis-

play 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.

Press SETUP or PLAY on the remote control to

exit the set-up menu.

EzMenu Time Out

Select Ez MENU TIMEOUT in the Player Setup

Menu, then press ARROW (

) or ENTER to

access the Ez MENU TIMEOUT sub-menu. The

right column now shows the current timeout set-

ting (highlighted) and the options.

When set to OFF, the EzMenu banner display will

remain onscreen when selected, until EzMenu or

CLEAR is pressed on the remote control. If set to

5 or 60 seconds, the EzMenu will disappear after

that number of seconds. However, during CD

playback, the EZMenu will always remain on-

screen unless CLEAR or EzMenu is pressed.

Light Control

Select LIGHT CONTROL in the Player Setup Menu,

then press ARROW (

) or ENTER to access the

LIGHT CONTROL sub-menu. The right column

now shows the current setting (highlighted) and

the options.

If you wish the front panel display to be lit when-

ever DVD 25 is on, select Off.

If you wish the display to dim in normal play

mode and to light up for 5 or 60 seconds only

when a button has been pressed on the front or

remote, select 5 seconds or 60 seconds as the

timeout.

The 5 or 60 second timeout interacts with the

remote Dimmer button in the following way: If

display lighting has been turned off with the

Dimmer button, the light control 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.

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 separa-

tion 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 final-

ized. They can also be made at any time when

the player is in Stop or Resume mode, 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 there-

by.

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 optimisa-

tion.

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, depend-

ing 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 dif-

ference 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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