Harman Kardon DVD 50 Owners Manual - Page 23

DVD Auto Play

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Setup Menu To select the Video Output you must first be viewing the Setup Menu (Figure 1), which is available by pressing the Menu Button 28 while the unit is in the Stop mode. At the Setup Menu, press the ¤ Navigation Button e until the Video Output option is highlighted. Press the Enter Button ` to view the options for this selection (Figure 11). Figure 11 If you are using the S-Video output only, no change is required, but it is a good idea to check this option to make certain that the circle next to the S-Video option is orange. If you are using the Component Video jacks, but are connecting the DVD 50 to a standard (analog) television, press the ⁄/ ¤ Navigation Buttons e so that the circle next to the word "Component" is orange. Press the Enter Button ` to store the setting in the DVD 50's memory, but DO NOT change the setting in the bottom half of the menu box. The orange circle in the Progressive section of the menu should be next to "Off". If you are using the Component Video jacks for connection to a video display that is compatible with a progressive scan signal, first press the , Navigation button so that the circle next to the word "Component" is orange. Next, press the Enter Button `, then press the ‹/ › Navigation Buttons e so that the orange circle in the lower portion of the menu box under the word "Progressive" is next to the word "On". Press the Enter Button ` to enter the setting to the DVD 50's memory. WARNING: Once the setting for progressive scan output is entered, an image will only be visible on a progressive scan-compatible video display. If you change the setting to "Progressive" Scan in error, you must reset the unit by first pressing the Stop Button j/! to stop any disc that is playing. Next, press the Stop Button j/! again and hold it for five seconds before releasing it. Turn the unit off and pause for a few seconds. When you turn the DVD 50 on again, the video output will be restored to the standard setting, and a picture will once again be visible on a conventional analog display. If you have no further changes to make after setting this default, press the Menu Button 28 to remove the Setup Menu from the screen, or press the Play Button g/# to resume playback. To enable the Auto Play function you must first be viewing the Setup Menu (Figure 1), which is available by pressing the Menu Button 28 while the unit is in the Stop mode. At the Setup Menu, press the ⁄/ ¤ Navigation Button e until the Auto Play option is highlighted. Press the Enter Button ` to view the options for this selection (Figure 12). DVD Auto Play The DVD 50's Auto Play function makes it easier and more enjoyable to view DVDs. When this feature is activated, the unit will automatically start playback when the Main Menu of a DVD appears if no other button is pressed within three seconds of the time the Main Menu appears. In normal use, most discs stop at the Main Menu to wait for your input, requiring some user intervention. With Auto Play, DVD viewing is seamless, as the start of the movie is automatically selected unless another function is specifically requested. Of course, even with Auto Play in effect, you may always customize the disc's playback by pressing any button to make your selection within three seconds. Figure 12 To enable the Auto Play function, press the ¤ Navigation Button e so that the circle next to the word "Auto" is orange. Next, press the Enter Button ` to activate the feature and store the setting in the DVD 50's memory. Note that the AUTOPLAY Indicator I will light to remind you that DVD discs will go directly into the Play mode, rather than stop at their Main Menu. To disable the Auto Play function, press the ⁄ Navigation Button e so that the circle next to the word "Off" is orange. Next, press the Enter Button ` to store the setting in the DVD 50's memory. If the setting was previously active, the AUTOPLAY Indicator I will go out. If you have no further changes to make after setting this default, press the Menu Button 28 to remove the Setup Menu from the screen, or press the Play Button g/# to resume playback. 23 SETUP MENU

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SETUP MENU
Setup Menu
To select the Video Output you must first be
viewing the Setup Menu (Figure 1), which is
available by pressing the
Menu Button
while the unit is in the Stop mode. At the Setup
Menu, press the
¤
Navigation Button
e
until the Video Output option is highlighted.
Press the
Enter Button
`
to view the
options for this selection (Figure 11).
Figure 11
If you are using the S-Video output only, no
change is required, but it is a good idea to
check this option to make certain that the circle
next to the S-Video option is orange.
If you are using the Component Video jacks, but
are connecting the DVD 50 to a standard (ana-
log) television, press the
/
¤
Navigation
Buttons
e
so that the circle next to the
word
Component
is orange. Press the
Enter
Button
`
to store the setting in the DVD 50
s
memory, but DO NOT change the setting in the
bottom half of the menu box. The orange circle
in the Progressive section of the menu should
be next to
Off
.
If you are using the Component Video jacks for
connection to a video display that is compatible
with a progressive scan signal, first press the
Navigation button so that the circle next to
the word
Component
is orange. Next, press
the
Enter Button
`
, then press the
/
Navigation Buttons
e
so that the orange
circle in the lower portion of the menu box
under the word
Progressive
is next to the
word
On
. Press the
Enter Button
`
to
enter the setting to the DVD 50
s memory.
WARNING:
Once the setting for progressive
scan output is entered, an image will only be
visible on a progressive scan-compatible
video display. If you change the setting to
Progressive
Scan in error, you must reset the
unit by first pressing the
Stop Button
j
/
!
to stop any disc that is playing. Next, press the
Stop Button
j
/
!
again and hold it for
five seconds before releasing it. Turn the unit
off and pause for a few seconds. When you turn
the DVD 50 on again, the video output will be
restored to the standard setting, and a picture
will once again be visible on a conventional
analog display.
If you have no further changes to make after
setting this default, press the
Menu Button
to remove the Setup Menu from the
screen, or press the
Play Button
g
/
#
to
resume playback.
To enable the Auto Play function you must first
be viewing the Setup Menu (Figure 1), which is
available by pressing the
Menu Button
while the unit is in the Stop mode. At the Setup
Menu, press the
/
¤
Navigation Button
e
until the Auto Play option is highlighted.
Press the
Enter Button
`
to view the
options for this selection (Figure 12).
DVD Auto Play
The DVD 50
s Auto Play function makes it easier
and more enjoyable to view DVDs. When this
feature is activated, the unit will automatically
start playback when the Main Menu of a DVD
appears if no other button is pressed within
three seconds of the time the Main Menu
appears. In normal use, most discs stop at the
Main Menu to wait for your input, requiring
some user intervention. With Auto Play, DVD
viewing is seamless, as the start of the movie is
automatically selected unless another function
is specifically requested. Of course, even with
Auto Play in effect, you may always customize
the disc
s playback by pressing any button to
make your selection within three seconds.
Figure 12
To enable the Auto Play function, press the
¤
Navigation Button
e
so that the circle
next to the word
Auto
is orange. Next, press
the
Enter Button
`
to activate the feature
and store the setting in the DVD 50
s memory.
Note that the
AUTOPLAY
Indicator
I
will light to remind you that DVD discs will go
directly into the Play mode, rather than stop at
their Main Menu.
To disable the Auto Play function, press the
Navigation Button
e
so that the circle
next to the word
Off
is orange. Next, press
the
Enter Button
`
to store the setting in
the DVD 50
s memory. If the setting was previ-
ously active, the
AUTOPLAY
Indicator
I
will go out.
If you have no further changes to make after
setting this default, press the
Menu Button
to remove the Setup Menu from the
screen, or press the
Play Button
g
/
#
to
resume playback.
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