Harman Kardon Digital Lounge HS 250 Service Manual page 4

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Troubleshooting
Track Skip or direct select with numeric
buttons, Search, Slow-motion play, repeat
play or Program play, etc., cannot be
done.
• Depending on the DVD or VCD, some of the
above operations may not be available
(Playback control).
Messages do not appear on the TV screen
in the language you want.
• Select the language for Display and Preferred
Subtitle in the SETUP menu (see page 22).
For all messages from the DVD (DVD menu,
subtitles) in the proper language, the disc
must have the language you selected, if not,
another language will be selected.
For the TV
Defect
No picture although the mains plug is
inserted and the unit is switched on.
Screen dark.
Weak or excessive colours.
The picture is too large or too small.
The displayed picture is too dark.
The picture is displayed,
but there is no sound.
Horizontal stripes with TV
or video signals.
The audio language cannot be changed
when you play a DVD.
• Multilingual sound is not recorded on the
DVD.
• Changing the language for the sound by the
Audio button on the remote or the Audio line
in the Player Menu is prohibited on the DVD.
In that case the audio language must be
selected by the main menu on the DVD.
The subtitle language cannot be changed
when you play a DVD.
• Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the
DVD.
• Changing the language for the subtitles by the
Subtitle button on the remote or the Subtitle
line in the Player Menu is prohibited on the
DVD. In that case the subtitle language must
be selected by the main menu on the DVD.
Possible cause
• Mains switch in position "0" (OFF).
• Mains plug of unit is not inserted into
the plug receptacle.
• The HDMI cable is not properly inserted.
• Defective mains cable.
• Contrast setting too low.
• No input signal, wrong input selected.
• Colour not correctly set.
• Connection cable not correctly connected.
• Picture format set wrongly.
• The picture quality is not set correctly.
• The sound is switched to mute.
• The Coaxial Digital Audio cable is not properly
inserted.
• Volume is set to minimum.
• Signal source is placed in front of the display.
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The subtitles cannot be turned off when
you play a DVD.
• Depending on the DVD, you may not be able
to turn the subtitles off.
The angles cannot be changed when you
play a DVD.
• Multi-angles are not recorded on most DVDs.
• Change the angles when the angle mark
appears on the TV screen.
• Changing the angles is prohibited on some
DVDs.
The system does not operate properly.
• Static electricity, etc., may affect the system's
operation.
Disconnect the AC power cord, then connect it
again.
Please also refer to the Trouble shooting
guide contained in your loudspeaker
Owners Manual
Possible remedy
• Shift mains switch to position "I".
• Insert the mains cable plug into the
plug receptacle.
• Insert the HDMI cable firmly.
• Call the service hotline.
• Set the brightness and/or contrast correctly
(see Picture Calibration).
• Check the connection cable; assign correct
input to source.
• Set the colour correctly
(see Picture Calibration).
• Connect the cable correctly.
• Repeatedly press the Screen Format Button
X until the picture is displayed as full
screen.
• Correct the picture brightness and contrast
(see Picture Calibration)
• Press the Mute Button A on the remote
control.
• Insert the Coaxial Digital Audio cable firmly.
• Increase the volume.
• Always place the signal sources on the side of
or behind the display.
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