Harman Kardon DVD 48 Owners Manual - Page 35

OPERATION • The DVD 48 will display video in the NTSC or PAL format, depending on the TV type setting in the VIDEO SETUP menu. The PAL format is generally used in Europe and other regions of the world outside North America, and some music or other DVDs are available in PAL with a Region Code of "0". The DVD 48 will automatically detect the PAL format, and make the necessary conversions so that the video may be displayed on an NTSC TV. PAL discs bearing a Region Code other than "0" or "1" may not be played on the DVD 48. • Playback capability for CD-RW, DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+RW or DVD+R 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 48. • Both 5-inch (12cm) and 3-inch (8cm) discs may be used. • Load CDs, SACD or DVD-Audio discs with the label side up. • Load DVD-Video discs with printed labels label side up. If the disc contains both standard and high-definition (not HD-DVD or Blu-ray Disc) versions of the program, make sure the desired label faces up. • Some DVD-Video 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 to close the disc drawer. After the drawer closes, the LOADING message will appear in the Main Information Display while the unit is determining the type of disc (DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, SACD, CD, VCD, JPEG, WMA or MP3) and is reading the data for track, chapter, title and other information about the disc. Next, the applicable Disc-Type Indicator will light up in the front-panel display. If the disc is a DVD, SACD, CD or VCD2.0 disc, it will automatically begin playing. The disc's track and timing information and other relevant data will also appear in the Main Information Display. Any time a control button is pressed, an icon will appear in the upper right corner of the screen to indicate the player's action. These icons include the standard transport modes (play, stop, pause, forward and reverse fast and slow search, track skip), the opening or closing of the disc drawer, or the prohibit icon (Ø) if the command action is not available at that time or for that disc. As explained in more detail below, pressing the Status Button displays the appropriate Status Display. • 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 was created. • If a CD is detected, playback will begin automatically, but no information will be displayed on screen. • If the disc contains MP3, WMA or JPEG files, or if it is a VCD without playback control, the Media Player display will appear. See Figure 34. To play one of these files, use the Navigation Buttons to select a folder and press the Enter Button to open it. Use the Navigation Buttons to select a file for playback, and press the Enter Button to begin play. Figure 34 - Media Player Screen • VCD2.0 discs will begin play automatically, similar to a conventional audio CD. VCDs containing raw MPEG files may play, depending on how the disc was created. 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 twice, the disc will begin playing from its beginning. Playback Control NOTE ON PROHIBITED FUNCTIONS The DVD 48 is capable of all the features and options covered by the DVD standards. However, not all discs will function identically, and some discs will not have many of the features of the DVD system. For example, most current DVD discs do not take advantage of the multiple-angle feature. When you press a button and the player displays the "Function Prohibited" icon "Ø", this is an indication that the disc has not been programmed for that function. In addition, it is common for the producers of DVD discs to block the use of certain functions during only some parts of a disc. For example, many discs prohibit the use of fast-play buttons or prohibit access to the Chapter Menu display during the playback of copyright notices, studio logos, movie credits or trailers. See Figure 35 for reference to the transport controls described below. Figure 35 - Transport Controls • To momentarily pause playback and freeze the current picture frame on a DVD, press the Pause Button. To resume playback after pressing the Pause button, press the Play Button. • To move forward or backward through the tracks on a DVD-Audio disc, SACD or CD, or the chapters on a DVD, press the Skip Forward/ 35