Playing Dvds And Cds; Using The On-Screen Status Display; Terminology; Selecting A Title - Harman Kardon HS 100 Owner's Manual

PLAYING DVDs AND CDs

Using the On-Screen Status Display

When a DVD-Video or DVD-Audio disc is playing, you
may press the Status Button l at any time to view
a quick summary of the disc's playback status. The
Status Bar not only gives you a snapshot of the unit's
current state; it also provides an easy way to select a
different title, chapter or time display.

Terminology

For DVD-Video Discs:
• Title ƒ: This display shows the current title.
• Chapter ©: This display shows the current
chapter.
• Playback Status ˙: This section shows whether
the unit is in Play or Pause, or whether it is in a fast
or slow search/scan mode.
• Time Display Type î: This section identifies the
type of information in the Time Display ¬ section
of the display.
• Options ∆: This line is blank when the Status
Display is first accessed, but when it is used to
change the title, chapter or time display, the available
choices will be shown here.
• Time Bar : This display is a graphic representa-
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tion of the time remaining for the disc being played.
As the disc plays, blue bars will appear to give a
relative indication of where the current scene is
between the beginning and end of the title.
• Time Display ¬: This section of the display shows
the time corresponding to the type of display indi-
cated in the Time Display Type î.
For DVD-Audio Discs:
The Status display for DVD-Audio discs is identical to
that for DVD-Video discs with the following difference:
• Group: Since DVD-Audio discs contain groups of
tracks organized into one or more Groups, you are
able to view or change the Group on a DVD-Audio
disc, as opposed to the Title on a DVD-Video disc.
Selecting a Title (for DVD-Video Discs)
To select a title, first press the Status Button
that the Status Display appears. The Current Title ƒ
will be highlighted in a blue box. Press the Enter
Button and a list of the available titles will appear
in the Options Line ∆. Use the
M N
/
Buttons to select the desired title in a highlighted
blue box and press the Enter Button
20 PLAYING DVDs AND CDs
playing the new title. Note that if the
when you attempt to select a new title, this is an indi-
cation that the disc does not allow the title to be
changed in this manner even though a list of title
numbers will appear. This is a function of the way the
disc was created and is not a flaw in the HS 100.
Selecting a Group (for DVD-Audio Discs)
Since DVD-Audio discs are organized into Groups,
instead of Titles, you may view or change the Group
in use by following the same instructions as for chang-
ing the Title on a DVD-Video disc, as shown above.
Selecting a Chapter (for DVD-Video Discs)
To select a chapter, first press the Status Button
so that the Status Display appears. Next, press the
Navigation Button
Number © is highlighted in a blue box. Press the
Enter Button
will appear in the Options Line ∆. Use the
Navigation Buttons
ter in a highlighted blue box and press the Enter
Button to begin playing the new chapter.
To select a specific chapter on a DVD at any time dur-
ing playback, simply press the number corresponding
to the chapter you wish to view using the Numeric
Keys . You may also move one by one through
the chapters at any time by pressing the Previous
Step/Next Step Buttons
the Skip Reverse/Skip Forward Buttons 34
on the front panel.
Selecting a Track (for DVD-Audio Discs)
DVD-Audio selections are recorded on a disc as indi-
vidual tracks, as on a CD, rather than as the Chapters
on a DVD-Video disc. The instructions for viewing or
changing the current track number for a DVD-Audio
disc are otherwise identical to those for viewing or
changing the Chapter on a DVD-Video disc, as shown
above.
Selecting a Track (for CDs)
To select a specific track on a CD during playback,
when the Player menu appears in your video display,
simply press the number corresponding to the track
you wish to listen to using the Numeric Keys
You may also move one by one through the chapters
at any time by pressing the Previous Step/Next
Step Buttons
Reverse/Skip Forward Buttons 34 on the front
panel. When you press the Previous Step
Skip Reverse 6 button once, the player will return
so
to the start of the current track. Additional presses of
the buttons will step back through the available tracks,
one at a time.

Changing the Time Display

Navigation
To change the Time Display, first press the Status
to begin
Button so that the Status Display appears. Next,
icon appears
›
so that the Current Chapter
and a list of the available chapters
M / N
to select the desired chap-
on the remote or
.
on the remote or the Skip
or
press the M / N Navigation Buttons
current Time Display Type î is highlighted in a
blue box. Press the Enter Button
the available time display options will appear in the
Options Line ∆.
For DVD-Video Discs:
• Title Elapsed shows the time elapsed in the current
title. In cases where the disc has only one title, this
will be the same as the elapsed time on the disc.
• Title Remaining shows the time remaining in the
current title. In cases where the disc has only one
title, this will be the same as the time remaining on
the disc.
• Chapter Elapsed shows the time remaining in the
current chapter.
• Chapter Remaining shows the time remaining in
the current chapter.
For DVD-Audio Discs:
• Track Elapsed shows the time elapsed in the
current track.
• Track Remaining shows the time remaining in the
current track.
• Group Elapsed shows the time elapsed in the
current group.
• Group Remaining shows the time remaining in the
current group.
Press the M / N Navigation Buttons
the desired time display method and press the Enter
Button to change the display. Note that any
changes made here will affect the time display in both
the Status Display and the front-panel Information
Display 9.
NOTE: When a CD, MP3 or Windows Media disc is
playing, the On-Screen Status Display will not be
available. Instead, the PLAYER menu of the OSD
system will appear on screen. (See page 25 for more
information on using the Player menu.)
For JPEG discs, the File Index number and File Name
will be displayed; however, you will not be able to
change them. To navigate a JPEG disc, you must use
the Player menu of the OSD system (see page 25).
Selecting the Audio Track (DVDs Only)
Many DVDs contain more than one audio track. On
many discs, you will find multiple languages, while
others will offer a choice of different audio formats
or mixes (e.g., Dolby Digital or DTS), while some will
also contain commentary from the director or stars or
Descriptive Video Service content. The default audio
language is set in the AUDIO SETUP menu
as shown on page 13.
To change the audio track, press the Audio Select
Button to show the current audio track con-
so that the
and a list of
to highlight