Aspect Ratio - Harman Kardon DVD 50 Owner's Manual

Setup Menu
Figure 7
To enter a password you may either enter the
four-digit number directly, using the Numeric
Buttons , or you may use the
Navigation Buttons to select the
number for a position, and then press the
Navigation Button to move to the next
position. Note that as each number is entered,
it will turn to a solid circle when you move to
the next position to protect the password's
privacy. When all four numbers of the
password have been entered, press the Enter
Button .
After the password has been entered once, a
second set of data entry boxes will appear, ask-
ing you to confirm the entry (Figure 8). Using
the same method described earlier, enter the
password again. When all four numbers have
been repeated, press the Enter Button
set the password in the DVD 50's memory. If
the two passwords do not agree, an "Incorrect
Password" (Figure 9) message will appear to
ask you to try entering the number again.
Figure 9
Once this password is entered, you will need to
use this four-digit number to view a disc when
the rating of the disc exceeds the settings
entered in the Ratings Menu. If a password
has been entered, it is also required when you
change the settings range in the Ratings Menu.
Finally, the password is required if you wish to
unlock the system again to permit access to the
Ratings Menu.
If you have no other changes to make after set-
ting this default, press the Menu Button
to remove the Setup Menu from the screen, or
press the Play Button / to begin or
resume playback.
Clearing Passwords
Once a password has been entered, the system
remains locked until the password is cleared. To
clear a password so that the ratings may be
changed or to permit any movie to be viewed
regardless of ratings, you must be viewing the
Setup Menu (Figure 1), which is available by
pressing the Menu Button
is in the Stop mode. At the Setup Menu, press
the Navigation Button
Password option is highlighted. As the system is
locked, you will first be asked to enter the pass-
word previously set (Figure 7). Enter that pass-
/ word using the Numeric Buttons
then press the Enter Button
Figure 8
To clear the password lock once you have
entered the correct password, press the
Navigation Button
to
cle next to the word "Clear" is filled in orange
and press the Enter Button
the selection options will revert to Set only, as
the password system is now deactivated. The
Parental Lock Indicator
to show that the unit has returned to normal,
password-free, operation. If you have no other
changes to make after setting this default,
press the Menu Button
Setup Menu from the screen, or press the Play
Button / to begin or resume playback.
Changing the Password
If you feel that the password has become
known to an unauthorized person, you may
change the password without unlocking the
system. To change a password, you must be
viewing the Setup Menu (Figure 1), which is
available by pressing the Menu Button
while the unit is in the Stop mode. At the Setup
Menu, press the
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until the Password option is highlighted. As the
system is locked, you will first be asked to enter
the password previously set. Enter that pass-
word using the Numeric Buttons
then press the Enter Button
To change the password, press the
next to the word "Change" is orange.
Next, press the Enter Button
next screen that appears (Figure 7), enter the
new four-digit password directly by using the
Numeric Buttons
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while the unit
number for a position, and then press the
until the
next position. Note that as each number is
entered, it will turn to a solid circle when you
move to the next position to protect the pass-
and word's privacy. When all four numbers of the
. password have been entered, press the Enter
Button
After the password has been entered once, a
second set of data entry boxes will appear, ask-
ing you to confirm the entry (Figure 8). Using
the same method described above, enter the
password again. When all four numbers have
been repeated, press the Enter Button
set the password in the DVD 50's memory. If
the two passwords do not agree, an "Incorrect
Password" message (Figure 9) will appear to
ask you to try entering the number again.
Once the new password has been entered, the
once so that the cir-
system remains locked with the new password
in effect. If you have no other changes to make
. Note that
after setting this default, press the Menu
Button
the screen, or press the Play Button
will also go out
to begin or resume playback.

Aspect Ratio

The aspect ratio of a television picture is the
to remove the
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relationship between its width and height, and
it defines the shape of the picture. Television
sets have traditionally had an aspect ratio of
4 x 3, which is to say that they are almost
square, with slightly more width than height.
Almost all television programming is presented
in the 4 x 3 aspect ratio so that the pictures fit
within the confines of the TV screen.
Movies, on the other hand, have a variety of
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what are known as "wide aspect ratio" formats
that are significantly wider in relation to their
Navigation Button
height than traditional television pictures.
Indeed, the development of wide-screen movies
was something that was popularized in the
1950's in response to the success of television;
and
movie producers wanted to provide a wider
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vista than afforded by TVs.
Navigation Button so that the circle
. On the
, or you may use the
Navigation Buttons to select the
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Navigation Button to move to the
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to remove the Setup Menu from
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