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DVD 506 Limited Edition Digital Versatile Disc Player
OWNER’S MANUAL
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Power for the Digital Revolution
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Table of Contents 3 Introduction 4 Terminology 5 Features, Packing List 6 Front Panel Controls 7 Front Panel Information Display Declaration of Conformity 8 Remote Control 10 Rear Panel Connections 11 Setup and Connections 11 to a Stereo TV and Stereo or Pro Logic Amplifier/Receiver We, Harman Consumer International 12 to a Dolby Digital/DTS Amplifier/Receiver 2, Route de Tours 13 to a TV or monitor with SCART or 72500 Château-du-Loir, Component Connectors FRANCE 14 Remote Control 15 Digital Aud
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Introduction Thank you for choosing the Harman A wide range of programming features makes it Plays a Wide Range of Video and Audio Kardon DVD. The DVD is a multipurpose DVD easy to program an evening’s worth of entertain- Formats, Including DVD-Video Discs, player, capable of playing both DVD-Video discs ment. When playing DVDs, easy-to-understand VCD, Standard CD Audio Discs, CD-R/RW, and conventional CD audio discs with the highest on-screen menus and icons make it simple to DVD-R/RW, DVD-+R
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Terminology Title: For a DVD, a title is defined as an entire Multiple Angle: DVDs have the capability to Terminology movie or program. There can be as many chapters show up to four different views of the same Since they share some of the characteristics and within a title as the producers decide to include. scene in a program. When a disc is encoded with technology of CD players, many of the terms and Most discs include only one title, but some may multiple-angle information, pressing the Angle
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Features High quality video Compatible with CD Upgradeability via Internet as well as DVD • Advanced sophisticated 10-bit MPEG-2 video The ”firmware” controlling the functionality of decoding circuits. • The DVD will play any conventional Audio CD or the Harman Kardon DVD is fully upgradeable. In the event of future improvements to its recordable (CD-R) or erasable CD (CD-RW) • Direct RGB output via SCART (selectable) for bearing the logos shown here, MP3, WMA (v8) operations and features, it wi
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Front Panel Controls 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 Main Information Display 5 Stop 1 Power On/Off (Standby) 6 Skip/Search (Previous) 2 Eject 7 Skip/Search (Next) 3 Play 8 Dimmer 4 Pause Main Information Display: This display 4 Pause: Press this button to momentarily 6 Skip/Search (Previous): Press this button delivers messages and status indications to help pause playback. To resume playback, press the to move backward through the music tracks on you operate the DVD player. button again. If a DVD is pla
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Front Panel Information Display K I GHF J L D C JPEG MP3 A-B PROG RANDOM REPEAT 1 ALL V. OFF P. PROG TITLE TRACK CHAPTER PBC HOUR MIN SEC VCD A DVD WMA ME N B A Disc Type Indicators F V-OFF Indicator K Program Indicator B Playback-Mode Indicators G Repeat Indicators L Angle Indicator C Progressive Scan Indicator H VCD Playback Control Indicator M Title Indicators D Parental Lock Indicator I Random Indicator N Chapter/Track Number Indicators E Time Indicators J A-B Repeat Indicator A Disc
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Remote Control Functions 0 POWER ON N 1 POWER OFF O 2 SUBTITLE 0 1 3 TITLE 4 ANGLE 5 AUDIO 5 2 6 ENTER 7 OPEN/CLOSE 7 8 8 OSD 6 9 ARROWS 9 B A INFO A B MENU C C PAUSE D D STATUS G E SKIP/STEP (PREVIOUS) F E F SKIP/STEP (NEXT) G PLAY H SEARCH/SLOW REVERSE J H I STOP J SEARCH/SLOW FORWARD I K DISPLAY L PIC +/PIC - Q M ZOOM N PLAYLIST K L O RANDOM M P A-B Repeat 3 4 Q V.OFF LIGHT NUMERIC KEYS REPEAT CLEAR P 8 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS
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Remote Control Functions 0 POWER ON: Turns on the player when it is D STATUS: Press while a disc is playing to K DISPLAY: Press to change the brightness of in standby mode (Harman Kardon logo appears view banner display. Use the ARROW buttons to the front panel display or to turn the display off on screen). move through the different features in the completely in the following order: FULL BRIGHT- Banner Display. When a symbol is highlighted, NESS ➜ HALF BRIGHTNESS ➜ OFF ➜ FULL 1 POWER OFF: Turns
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Rear Panel Connections ¡ Optical Digital Output ∞ S-Video Output ª Remote Control Input ™ Coaxial Digital Output § Component Video Outputs ‚ AC Power Cord £ Analog Audio Outputs ¶ Scart TV Output ¢ Composite Video Output • Remote Control Output ¡ Optical Digital Output: Connect this jack ∞ S-Video Output: Connect this jack to the • Remote Control Output: Connect this to the optical digital input of an A/V receiver or S-Video input on a television or video projector, jack to t
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Setup and Connections Ensure that the power switch of this unit and Read through the instructions before other equipment to be connected is set to off connecting other equipment. before commencing connection. Ensure that you observe the color coding Do not block ventilation holes of any of the when connecting audio and video cables. equipment and arrange them so that air can circulate freely. Connecting to a stereo TV and stereo or Pro Logic Amplifier/Receiver TV To S-Video input connec
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Setup and Connections Connecting to a receiver/amplifier with Dolby Digital (AC-3) or DTS (Digital Theater Systems) decoder When DVD´s encoded in Dolby Digital or DTS are Note: With multiple video sources, your Note for Analog Audio: The connection played, the Dolby Digital or DTS bitstream is out- Audio/Video device can be used for selecting from Audio Out to the TV is optional only. put from the player’s OPTICAL or COAXIAL digi- the video signal and routing it to the TV. Normally you´ll he
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Setup and Connections Connecting to a TV or monitor with SCART or Component connectors Important Notes on SCART and RGB Note that with RGB video the color intensity Component Video Connection format: cannot be adjusted with most TVs. If the video display has component video inputs, Your DVD is equipped with a SCART connec- connect the Component Video Outputs on the When the RGB video signal is used, DVD´s tor for direct connection to the TV. DVD to the corresponding input jacks on your recor
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Remote Control Battery installation Remote control operation range Insert the batteries supplied while observing the Point the remote control unit from no more than correct (+) and (–) polarities. about 7 m from the remote control sensor and within about 60 degrees of the front of the unit. Service life of batteries The batteries normally last for about one year, although this depends on how often, and for what operations, the remote control is used. The operating distance may vary accordin
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Digital Audio Connections Audio output from the unit’s For your reference: Caution for the optical/coaxial optical/coaxial digital audio digital audio outputs: Dolby Digital (AC-3) is a digital sound com- output connector pression technique developed by the Dolby When connecting an amplifier (with an opti- Disc: Sound recording Optical/Coaxial digital Laboratories Licensing Corporation, cal/coaxial digital input ) which does not con- format: audio output supporting 5.1-channel surround soun
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Playback Basics Freeze Frame and Frame Advance Basic Play Disc Playback Features (with DVD only) Preparation Skipping tracks or titles/chapters 1. Press PAUSE when a DVD is playing to freeze 1. Switch the TV ON and select its video input To move forward or backward through the tracks the picture. connected to the DVD. on a CD or the titles or chapters on a DVD, press SKIP on the front panel or PREVIOUS/NEXT on 2. Each time you press one of the STEP (FWD or 2. Press POWER to turn on the unit, th
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System Setup (A) Main Menu Line Display Language: Sets the language in which System Defaults the OSD menus are shown on your screen. (B) Submenus The final step of the installation is to establish Preferred Subtitle Language: Defines your the system’s defaults. It is helpful to take a few (C) Actual Settings preferred subtitle language. Every time a disc will minutes to familiarize yourself with these set- (D) Upper Menu Line with Brief Explanation be played that contains this subtitle language,
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System Setup Audio Settings Video Settings The Audio Setting Submenu contains the follow- The Video Setting Submenu contains the follow- ing settings. Follow the explanations in the ing settings. Follow the explanations in the Upper Menu Line on the bottom of your screen Upper Menu Line on the bottom of your screen to change the settings. to change the settings. Preferred Audio Language: Defines your pre- Aspect Ratio: This step selects the TV aspect ferred audio language. Every time a disc is r
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Player Menu Using the Status Bar Menu PLAYER Menu Information Displays The on-screen Status Bar contains many playback features. To see the Status Banner Menu, press STATUS on the remote control while a disc is playing. Use the ARROW buttons on the remote to move through the different features in the Status Bar. When a feature is highlighted, press ENTER on the remote to select it and to change it with the help of the options listed on the screen. Press ENTER to activate the change. Title: The n
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DVD Language Codes The availability of specific languages for the main audio track or subtitles is dependent on the choices made by a disc’s producer. You should always consult the disc’s jacket for information on languages for any disc. In the case of some languages, you may be required to enter a code from the list below to access that language. Language Code Language Code Language Code Abkhazian 6566 Hungarian 7285 Russian 8285 Afar 6565 Icelandic 7383 Samoan 8377 Afrikaans 6570 Indonesian 7
