Harman Kardon DVD 31 Owners Manual - Page 22

PLAYBACK BASICS FOR ALL FORMATS Loading Discs To load discs in the DVD 31, first turn the DVD 31 on by pressing in the Power On/Off Switch 1 or Power On Button 0. Note that the Power Indicator 0 will turn amber when the unit is connected to an AC power source. It will turn blue when the Power On Button 2 is pressed. Next, press the Open/Close Button 8A until the disc tray opens. Hold the disc by the edge, and gently place it into the disc drawer, making certain that the disc is properly seated in the tray's insert. If the disc is not correctly centered, you may damage both the disc and the player when the drawer closes. When loading discs, please note the following: • The DVD 31 will play discs with the following logos as well as most DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs. DO NOT attempt to play another type of disc. • The DVD 31 will only play discs in the NTSC video format. It will not play discs for other standards such as PAL or SECAM. • Playback capability for CD-RW, DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+RW or DVD+RW discs will vary according to the quality of the disc. On some occasions it is possible that these discs may not play on the DVD 31. This does not indicate any problem with the DVD 31. • The DVD 31 will only play discs that are coded for Region 1 or discs that are open to being played in all regions. Discs that contain a Region Code of 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 (as noted by a number inside a world map logo on the disc's cover jacket or case) will not play. • Both 5-inch (12cm) and 3-inch (8cm) discs may be used. • When loading CD audio discs, load the discs with the label side up. • When loading DVD discs with printed labels, load them label side up. • Some DVD discs are double-sided. The title information for these will be printed on the inner ring of the disc, very close to the center hole. The title for the side you wish to play should be facing up. After a disc is properly loaded, press the Open/Close Button A3 to close the disc drawer. After the drawer closes, you will see a brief indication of Reading in both the Information Display and in the on-screen display to alert you to the fact that the unit is determining the type of disc (DVD, CD, VCD or MP3) and is reading the data for track, chapter, title and other information about the disc. Once the disc's data has been read, the type of disc will be displayed by the Disc-Type Indicator B and the disc will automatically begin playing. • When a DVD is detected, playback will automatically begin and the screen will show the program or the disc's menu, depending on how the disc has been created. • If a CD is detected, playback will begin automatically and the screen will show the Info menu with information about the disc, including the number of tracks and the playback time. To remove this menu from the screen, press the Clear Button o. To remove the video playback and simply listen to music with no on-screen messages, press the Video Off Button l. If a disc is already in the drawer when the unit is turned on, it will 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 4A twice, the disc will begin playing from its beginning. Playback Features for DVD and CD Discs: • To momentarily pause playback and freeze the current picture frame on a DVD, press the Pause Button 6D. To resume playback after pressing the Pause button, press the Play Button 27. • To move forward or backward through the tracks on a DVD-Audio disc or CD or the chapters on a DVD, press the Skip Forward/Reverse Buttons 56 on the front panel or the Previous/Next Buttons 7M on the remote. • To move forward or backward through a disc at fast speed, press the Search Forward/Reverse Buttons 9L, or press the front-panel Skip/Search Buttons 45 briefly until fast play begins and then release them. Press the buttons again to cycle through the available speeds. Once one of these buttons is pressed, the fast search will continue until the Play Button 7M is pressed. Note that the fast-play speeds are different for the various disc types. For DVD-Video discs, the forward and reverse fastplay speeds are 2x, 16x, 64x and 200x. For DVD-Audio discs, the forward and reverse fastplay speeds are 4x, 8x, 16x and 48x. For CDs, the forward and reverse fast-play speeds are 4x and 32x. For VCD and SVCD discs, the forward and reverse fast-play speeds are 4x and 32x. NOTE: Fast search is not available when MP3 or WMA discs are playing. When a DVD-Video disc is playing, you may move forward or backward through the disc in slow motion by first pressing the Pause Button g and then pressing the Search/Slow Forward or Search/Slow Reverse Buttons jv. Each press of the buttons will cycle the player through one of the four slow-play speeds (1/2x, 1/4x, 1/8x and 1/16x). Press the Play Button h to resume normal playback. For VCD and SVCD discs, the forward and reverse slow-play speeds are 1/2x and 1/4x. Note that there is no audio playback during fast or slow-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 slow modes. Slow-play is not available for DVDAudio or CD discs. • When a camera icon shows on the screen, or the Angle Indicator I appears, this is your indication that there is multiple-angle information on the disc being played. To change the angle, press the Angle Button I 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 conditions, press the Light Button X. 22 PLAYBACK BASICS FOR ALL FORMATS