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- Page 1 250 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, New York 11797 www.harmankardon.com Harman Consumer International: 2, Route de Tours, 72500 Château-du-Loir, France © 2001 Harman Kardon, Incorporated Part #0000000000...
- Page 2 DVD20 Digital Versatile Disc Player OWNER’S MANUAL DVD 20 STOP DIMMER SKIP TEST ® Power for the Digital Revolution™...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
If there is any other Region Code on a Dynamic Range most DVD discs. This player is designed only for disc, that disc will not play on the DVD 20. Digital Audio Out Sampling Frequency Setting (LPCM) 22 Playing DVD Discs... -
Page 4: Introduction And Terminology
It refers to the fact that the player must first DVD product, some of the terms used to DVDs, the DVD 20 is equipped with the latest in first examine the contents of the disc to see if it... -
Page 5: Features
Dolby Digital discs. with the DVD 20. Similarly, although the DVD 20 • With linear PCM audio at 16-24 bits and 44- is capable of a wide range of features, not all 96 kHz (also on digital output, see table page discs include every capability of the DVD system. -
Page 6: Front Panel Controls
Power On/Off (Standby): Press the button Dimmer: Press this button to reduce the the play button. once to turn the DVD 20 on, press it again to brightness of the Information Display by 50% or put the unit in the Standby mode. Note that in... -
Page 7: Front Panel Information Display
Fast Search modes are available. and D i s c E r r o r when a disc not com- N1 Lights when the disc is paused. patible with the DVD 20 is put into the play position. F VCD Playback Control Indicator: This indicator lights when the playback control func- tion is turned on with VCDs. -
Page 8: Remote Control
Remote Control Functions POWER ON POWER OFF AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE STATUS TITLE RETURN SUBTITLE ON/OFF ARROWS ENTER MENU PLAY SEARCH (REV) SEARCH (FWD) OPEN/CLOSE PAUSE STOP PREV./NEXT SLOW (REV/FWD) RANDOM STEP (REV/FWD) NUMBERS PROGRAM CHECK CLEAR LIGHT REPEAT A-B-Repeat ZOOM REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 7... -
Page 9: Remote Control Functions
E FWD (SEARCH): Allows you to search for- R REPEAT: Press to go to the Repeat menu. in standby mode (Harman Kardon logo appears ward through a disc while it is in play mode. You can repeat a chapter, track or the entire on screen). -
Page 10: Rear Panel Connections
A/V receiver or surround processor for analog audio playback. Your DVD 20 is equipped with two SCART con- nectors, one for direct connection to the TV, the ¢ Composite Video Output: Connect this... -
Page 11: Setup And Connections
Use the Video output, when your TV set I Most European TV´s are equipped with SCART amplifier/decoder/receiver. The DVD 20 will is equipped with a Video input jack only. connectors rather than with a normal video ”downmix”... -
Page 12: Dolby Digital Or Dts Decoder
TV volume should to a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder, you can enjoy DVD 20 (whatever is provided with your be completely turned down. If you plan to use theater-quality audio in your home. An optical... -
Page 13: Amplifier/Receiver
TV, the RGB compatible SCART connector on nector of the DVD to the TV automatically the TV must be used and the DVD 20´s TV when the unit plays (composite video only) SCART connector must be set to "RGB" (see and the DVD 20 is turned off (to Standby, not page 19). -
Page 14: Headphones
(+) and (–) polarities. about 7 m from the remote control sensor and I Headphones with a 6.3 mm stereo plug can within about 60 degrees of the front of the unit. be connected. DVD 20 STOP PLAY/PAUSE 2. Adjust the volume. DIMMER... -
Page 15: Digital Audio Connections
Digital Audio Output selected ”DTS” or other play 5.1-channel sound if you’ve connected the (see page 21). optical or coaxial output of the DVD 20 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. -
Page 16: Playback Basics
SEARCH on the front or remote. Once 1. When playing a DVD disc or when it´s in 3. Press POWER to turn on the unit, the DVD 20 one of these buttons is pressed, the fast pause or freeze frame mode, you may move harman/kardon logo should appear now on search will continue until PLAY is pressed. -
Page 17: System Setup
(if disc was created with different language 4. When cursor is on OK icon press ENTER. certain that the DVD 20 is properly connected to tracks). Choosing an audio language from the a video display, and that power is connected. For 5. -
Page 18: Rating
SUBTITLE Button on the remote (see ”NC17” (from 17 years old, level 7), the DVD 20 will accommodate a total of eight rating steps, as page 23 for more information). -
Page 19: Tv Aspect
System Setup I Note that the time delay before the password 5. When the OK icon is highlighted, press ENTER 9. After new password is entered correctly in all to finish password input, Confirm Password can be re-entered will increase with each menus, press ENTER. -
Page 20: Scart Connector
TV to the appropriate shown spread vertically when the DVD 20 is Video Input, as soon as the DVD 20 is turned on, To select the PAL 60 mode follow these steps: set to "16:9" and your TV is set to "4:3", will... -
Page 21: Test Screen
Decoder connected to the digital output of TV Picture Adjustment with level of your perference. Adjust to the level DVD 20, depending on its ”Night Mode” Test Screen where the colours look strong but still natural, setting: not overdone. -
Page 22: Digital Audio Out
AUDIO button on the remote. Note that Digital and DTS decoding to your DVD player. when the digital output of the DVD 20 is set to Then all recordings will be output and played "PCM" or "Dolby Digital", MPEG audio tracks... -
Page 23: Playing Dvd Discs
Playing DVD Discs Using the On-Screen Banner The invalid symbol Ø appears on the screen Selecting a Chapter Display when you press a button that doesn’t have any Because DVD discs use digital technology, a title function. If one of the icons is "grayed out," the The on-screen Banner Display contains many can be divided into individual chapters (similar to Banner Display feature isn’t available for the disc... -
Page 24: Changing Subtitle Language
Using Bookmarks will be erased. 4. Each time SUBTITLE ON/OFF is pressed, the Bookmarks are a feature of the DVD 20 that Clearing a Bookmark subtitle appears (and a check mark icon to the allows you to mark up to nine different points on... -
Page 25: Repeat Play
DVD in a random order as the unit for unattended playback: unit the unit is manually stopped. selected by the DVD 20. Once the disc has played all of the tracks, it will stop. I Repeat Disc: Plays the complete disc repeat-... -
Page 26: Programmed Play With Dvd
Programmed play allows you to select any track, ARROW (RIGHT or LEFT) on the remote to and press ENTER. Selected Title/Chapter will be title or chapter from a DVD in the DVD 20 for move the cursor (highlight) to the Playlist. inserted. - Page 27 Programmed Play with DVD Editing a Program without Screen To edit a new program, to add items to a current To edit the contents of a Playlist using the Front program or to delete items from a program list Panel Information Display only rather than the (possible during resume or stop mode only): on-screen display, follow these steps: I Press CHECK until TITLE blinks in the display,...
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Page 28: Cd Playback
CD Playback Compatibility of Discs Audio CD Playback Features Using the Banner Display Before you load a disc, make sure that it is com- When playing audio CD’s, your DVD player has As soon as a CD is played the Banner Display will patible with the player. -
Page 29: Selecting A Track
Display on the screen if it’s not on already (as Bookmarks are a feature of the DVD 20 that turned off completely (not to Standby only). normally in play mode). Press ARROW (RIGHT... -
Page 30: Repeat Play
CD in a random order as selected by capacity of the unit for unattended playback: unit the unit is manually stopped. the DVD 20. Once the disc has played all of the tracks, it will stop. I Repeat Disc: Plays the complete disc repeat-... -
Page 31: Programmed Play With Cd
CLEAR for each value pro- in the display will turn off and the unit will title or chapter from a DVD in the DVD 20 for grammed or by turning the unit off (to continue with normal play. Pressing PROGRAM playback in a specific order. -
Page 32: Mp3 Playback
MP3 Playback To select a track, press the L/M ARROW but- The DVD 20 is rare among DVD players in that it Programmed Playback with MP3 Discs is able to playback discs recorded with MP3 files. tons until the desired track name is highlighted. -
Page 33: Vcd Playback
VCD disc are similar to CD. ture, with others not. Note that when the red To play a VCD disc, place it in the DVD 20 as you PBC indicator lights up in the front display, it is would any other CD or DVD disc. -
Page 34: Language Codes
DVD Language Codes The availability of specific languages for the main audio track or subtitles is dependent on the choices made by a disc’s producer. You should always consult the disc’s jacket for information on languages for any disc. In the case of some languages, you may be required to enter a code from the list below to access that language. -
Page 35: Troubleshooting Guide
Troubleshooting Guide TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION Unit does not turn on • Main Power Switch turned Off • Press in Main Power Switch • No AC power • Check AC power plug and make certain any switched outlet is turned on Disc does not play •... -
Page 36: Specifications
All specifications subject to change without notice. Harman Kardon and Power for the digital revolution are trademarks of Harman Kardon, Inc. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, AC-3, ProLogic and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential.