Harman Kardon DVD 48 Owners Manual - Page 30

INITIAL SETUP 1. Press the Open/Close Button on the front panel to open the disc drawer. 2. Press the Clear Button on the remote control. 3. Enter the numeric code "1211" on the remote. 4. Press the Audio Button (not Audio Mode). As a last resort, you may perform a system reset that will require you to reenter all user settings. Press and hold the Clear Button on the remote for 5 seconds. The display will blink, and all user settings will return to their factory defaults. Black Level: This setting is only effective when used with the Composite and S-video Outputs, and with the TV Type setting set to NTSC. Two options are available: • On: This setting provides a full black level setting that provides the full dynamic range of black as is presented on most DVDs. This is the default setting. • Off: This setting complies with NTSC standards for video with "setup", and may be more appropriate when your video display has limited video processing capability. Closed Caption: This setting enables viewing of closed-caption messages, if they have been encoded in the video material. Closed captions (text displays of the program's dialogue which are normally hidden from view) are broadcast for the hearing-impaired or others. Select the On setting to activate the DVD 48's closed captioning decoder so that these messages may be viewed. NOTE: Closed captioning is only available with the Composite and S-video Outputs, and is not available with the HDMI Output. Still Mode: This setting affects the image quality when you have paused a DVD and the frame is frozen. • Field: This is the default setting, suitable for playback of quick-motion scenes, as it stabilizes the image. • Frame: This setting may improve the image quality by increasing the resolution. PROGRESSIVE SCAN: This setting allows you to select between progressive and interlaced scanning for the Component Video Outputs to maximize the image resolution for the type of video display in use. The output at the S-Video and Composite Video Outputs will always be standard-rate video that is compatible with any television set or video display. Two choices are available: • On: Select this option if you have a video display that is compatible with input sources of 480p or greater. Displays labeled as "HDTV Ready," including virtually all large-screen LCD and plasma displays, are compatible with progressive scan. • Off: Select this option when you are using an older video display that has Y/Pr/Pb component inputs, but which is not capable of displaying high scan rate, or "HD," signals. NOTES: • The Scan Type only affects the Component Video Outputs. • If you have connected the DVD 48 to a video display that is not capable of displaying progressive scan video using the Component (Y/Pr/Pb) Video Outputs, and you have inadvertently changed the Scan Type to Progressive, connect the Composite or S-video Output to your television so that you can view the VIDEO SETUP menu and change this setting back to Off. • Alternatively, you may reset the setting to the default Interlaced Scan without using a composite video connection to view the on-screen menus by following these steps: 1. Press the Open/Close Button on the front panel to open the disc drawer. 2. Press the Clear Button on the remote control. 3. Enter the numeric code "1211" on the remote. 4. Press the Audio Button (not Audio Mode). • As a last resort, you may perform a system reset that will require you to reenter all user settings. Press and hold the Clear Button on the remote for 5 seconds. The display will blink, and all user settings will return to their factory defaults. • If your video display is not compatible with 525p and 625p video signals, you may need to consider upgrading to a display with HDMI capability. Otherwise, switch the connection to a standard definition (480i) video input. Picture Setting: This line is used to access the PICTURE SETTINGS submenu. Press the › Button or the Enter Button, and the screen shown in Figure 29 will appear. Figure 29 - Picture Settings Menu Screen (Page 1) It is recommended that you leave these settings at their defaults, and make any necessary picture adjustments using the controls on your video display. However, if you wish to fine-tune the picture settings, doing so will not harm anything. If you are dissatisfied with your adjustments and wish to reset these picture settings to their factory defaults, select the Factory Default setting on the second page of the GENERAL SETUP menu and enter your password. All user settings on the DVD 48 will be reset to their factory defaults. To change any of the picture settings, use the Navigation Buttons to highlight the setting bar. Each press of the › Button increases the setting, and each press of the ‹ Button decreases it. Changes to any of the settings may be made with a test disc or broadcast signal playing. NOTE: The Picture Settings have no effect on the Composite and S-Video Outputs. Brightness: This setting controls the overall brightness of the picture by adjusting the black level. It may be adjusted by first turning the color 30