Harman Kardon DVD 50, Owner'S Manual

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28 PLAYBACK BASICS
Playback Basics for All Formats
Basic playback with the DVD 50 involves func-
tions similar to those you may be familiar with
for conventional CD players or changers:
■ Turn the unit on by pressing in the Power
Switch 1 /
b
.
■
If there are discs already loaded in the unit,
the last disc to be played will automatically
begin playing. If the disc was stopped using
the Resume function, playback will begin
from the point where it was stopped. If the
disc was stopped by pressing the
Stop
Button ! /
j
twice, the disc will begin
playing from its beginning.
■
Load any new discs as indicated in the
previous section.
■
After loading discs, press the Open/Close
Button 9 /
i
to begin play.
Playback Features for DVD and CD Discs:
■
To move to the next disc in the unit, press
the
Disc Skip Button 7 /
m
.
■
To select a specific disc in the player, press
the
Direct Access Button
6
corresponding
to the slot where that disc is loaded.
■
To momentarily pause playback and freeze
the current picture frame on a DVD, press
the
Pause Button @ /
x
. To resume play-
back after pressing the Pause button, press
the
Play Button # /
g
.
■
To move forward or backward through the
tracks on a CD or the chapters on a DVD,
press the
Skip Forward/Reverse Button
)
on the front panel or the Previous/
Next Buttons
f
/
z
on the remote.
■
To move forward or backward through the
DVD or CD disc being played at fast speed,
press the
Search Forward/Reverse
Buttons 8 /
h
/
y
. Once one of these
buttons is pressed, the fast search will
continue until the
Play Button # /
g
is
pressed. Note that the fast-play speeds vary
for CD discs and DVDs.
For DVD playback, there are four fast-play
speeds. Each press of the
Search
Forward/Reverse Buttons 8 /
h
/
y
will
cycle to the next speed in the following order:
■
In Fast Search x2, both segments of the
‹‹
or
››
Playback Mode Indicator S will
light steadily.
■
In Fast Search x4, the outside segment of
the
‹‹
or
››
Playback Mode Indicator
S will flash and the inside segment will
remain steadily lit.
■
In Fast Search x16, the inside segment of
the
‹‹
or
››
Playback Mode Indicator
S will flash and the outside segment will
remain steadily lit.
■
In Fast Search x100, both segments of the
‹‹
or
››
Playback Mode Indicator S
will flash.
Note that there will be no audio playback dur-
ing 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 CDs.
For CD playback, there are three fast-play
speeds. Each press of the of the
Search
Forward/Reverse Buttons 8 /
h
/
y
will
cycle to the next speed in the following order:
■
In Fast Search x2, both segments of the
‹‹
or
››
Playback Mode Indicator S will
light steadily.
■
In Fast Search x4, the outside segment of
the
‹‹
or
››
Playback Mode Indicator
S will flash and the inside segment will
remain steadily lit.
■
In Fast Search x8, the inside segment of the
‹‹
or
››
Playback Mode Indicator S
will flash and the outside segment will
remain steadily lit.
NOTE: Fast Search Plus is not available when
MP3 discs are playing.
When playing a DVD disc, you may move for-
ward or backward through the program being
played in one of four speeds by pressing the
Slow Play Buttons
k
on the remote. Each
press of the buttons will move to the next
speed in the following order:
■
In the 1/16th Speed Slow mode, both seg-
ments of the
‹‹
or
››
Playback Mode
Indicator S will flash.
■ In the 1/8th Speed Slow mode, the inside
segment of the
‹‹
or
››
Playback Mode
Indicator
S
will flash and the outside seg-
ment will remain steadily lit.
■
In the 1/4 Speed Slow mode, the outside
segment of the
‹‹
or
››
Playback Mode
Indicator S will flash and the inside seg-
ment will remain steadily lit.
■
In the 1/2 Speed Slow mode, both segments
of the
‹‹
or
››
Playback Mode
Indicator S will remain steadily lit.
Note that there is no audio playback during
slow-forward or -reverse play of DVD discs. This
is normal for DVD, as A/V receivers and sur-
round processors cannot process the digital
audio streams during slow modes. Slow play is
not available for CD discs.
■
When a camera icon appears on the screen,
and the
Angle Indicator H flashes, this is
your indication that there is multiple-angle
information on the disc being played. To
change the angle, press the
Angle Button
until the desired angle view appears.
An on-screen banner message will appear to
indicate the angle view in use.
To illuminate the buttons on the remote control
so that they may be seen in low-light condi-
tions, press the
Light Button
q
.
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