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DVD 37 (120V) OM 8/7/06 4:10 PM Page 1
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Power for the Digital Revolution.
DVD 37
PROGRESSIVE-SCAN DVD AUDIO/VIDEO PLAYER
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WITH HDMI
OWNER’S MANUAL
DVD 37
Open/Close
AUDIO/VIDEO
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DVD 37 (120V) OM 8/7/06 4:10 PM Page 2 DVD 37 DVD PLAYER 3 Introduction For Canadian model 4 Safety Information This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian 5 Features & Disc Compatibility ICES-003. 7 DVD Terminology For models having a power cord with a polarized plug: 9 Front-Panel Controls CAUTION: To prevent electric shock, match wide blade 10 Front-Panel Information Display of plug to wide slot, fully insert. 11 Remote Control Functions 14 Rear-Panel Connections Modèle pour les
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DVD 37 (120V) OM 8/7/06 4:10 PM Page 3 INTRODUCTION ® Thank you for choosing the Harman Kardon DVD players are the fastest growing consumer ■ Plays a wide range of formats, including DVD 37. The DVD 37 is a state-of-the-art optical disc electronics products ever brought to market, so DVD-Video discs, DVD-Audio discs, CD audio player that can play almost every music, movie and this may be the first DVD player you own, or a discs, CD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, MP3, ® still-image disc in your l
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DVD 37 (120V) OM 8/7/06 4:10 PM Page 4 SAFETY INFORMATION Verify Line Voltage Before Use Some surface finishes may be particularly sensitive to make certain that you disconnect the unit from the Your DVD 37 has been designed for use with absorbing permanent marks from the rubber feet on AC outlet. 110–240-volt AC current and the plug is specifically the bottom of your component. This may be due to a designed for 120-volt applications. Connection to variety of factors beyond Harman Kardon's c
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DVD 37 (120V) OM 8/7/06 4:10 PM Page 5 FEATURES & DISC COMPATIBILITY FEATURES & DISC COMPATIBILITY DVD-Video Disc Compatibility: The DVD 37 will NOT play the following: Disc Formats Supported by This Player • 3" (8cm) or 5" (12cm) discs • DVD discs with a Region Code other than 1 or 0 The DVD 37 can play the following types of pre- recorded discs: • Single-sided or double-sided discs • DVD-ROM data discs • Single-layer or dual-layer discs • DVD-RAM discs • Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG or Linear P
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DVD 37 (120V) OM 8/7/06 4:10 PM Page 6 FEATURES & DISC COMPATIBILITY 320kbps. Although the DVD 37 is capable of playing some WMA 9 files, not all features of version 9 are supported. JPEG files should contain no more than 5 megapixels, and the file size should be no larger than 5Mb. Supplied Accessories The following accessory items are supplied with the DVD 37. If any of these items are missing, please contact Harman Kardon Customer Service at www.harmankardon.com. (1) Remote control (
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DVD 37 (120V) OM 8/7/06 4:10 PM Page 7 DVD DVD TERMINOLOGY TERMINOLOGY Since DVD players share some of the characteristics connections. In order to take advantage of the high- high-scan-rate output with twice the scan lines of con- and technology of CD players, many of the terms and resolution output of the DVD 37 via its HDMI output, ventional video images. Progressive scan outputs must operational concepts used in a DVD player are similar your display must be HDCP-compliant. Virtually all d
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DVD 37 (120V) OM 8/7/06 4:10 PM Page 8 DVD TERMINOLOGY one, to give you a “Double Feature” presentation or to include other special features. Press the Title Button U to see a listing of the titles on a disc. When a disc has only one title, pressing the Title ButtonU may show a list of the chapters. ® WMA Files: WMA (Windows Media Audio) is an audio compression format that was developed by the ® Microsoft Corporation for use with its Windows Media Player and other devices. WMA files can be ev
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DVD 37 (120V) OM 8/7/06 4:10 PM Page 9 DVD 47 JPEG MP3 PROG RANDOM A – B REPEAT 1 ALL V. OFF TITLE TRACK CHAP PBC HOUR TEST MIN VCD DVD WMA Open/Close AUDIO/VIDEO FRONT-PANEL CONTROLS P . SCAN SEC DVD 37 Open/Close AUDIO/VIDEO 2 4 5 1 3 6 7 89 ) ! @ NOTE: To make it easier to follow the instructions that refer to the controls and connectors in this illustration, a larger copy may be downloaded from the Product Support section for this product at www.harmankardon.com. 0 Power Indicator 4 Stop
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DVD 37 (120V) OM 8/7/06 4:10 PM Page 10 FRONT-PANEL INFORMATION DISPLAY B C D FGH I K E J A O N M L NOTE: To make it easier to follow the instructions that refer to the controls and connectors in this illustration, a larger copy may be downloaded from the Product Support section for this product at www.harmankardon.com. A Disc-Type Indicators F Random Indicator K Video Indicators B Audio Bitstream Indicators G A-B Repeat Indicator L Time Indicators C Parental Lock Indicator H VCD Playback Co
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DVD 37 (120V) OM 8/7/06 4:10 PM Page 11 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 0 Power On 1 Open/Close X 2 Audio Select 3 Clear 4 Playlist 5 Repeat 6 A-B Repeat 0 W 7 Random 8 Info 1 9 Setup A Previous Step/Skip 2 V B Search/Slow Reverse 3 U C Angle 4 ⁄ ¤‹ › D / / / Navigation Buttons E Light T 5 F Video Off 6 G Audio Mode Selector H HD Mode Selector 7 I Dimmer J Progressive Scan/Interlaced S 8 K Enter 9 R L Pause A Q M Zoom P N Play B O O Search/Slow Forward N P Stop C M Q Next Step/Sk
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DVD 37 (120V) OM 8/7/06 4:10 PM Page 12 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 0 Power On: Turns on the player when it is in chapters or tracks. After first pressing the Pause NOTE: The 2-channel downmix (Stereo mode) and ButtonL, press this button to step backwards the 5.1-channel presentation of multichannel audio Standby mode (Harman Kardon logo appears on screen). through a DVD or VCD as a series of still-image discs (Bypass or Bass Management On modes) are frames. not availabl
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DVD 37 (120V) OM 8/7/06 4:10 PM Page 13 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS N Play: Press this button to begin the playback of V Subtitle: When a DVD is playing, press to select a disc, or to resume normal playback when a disc has a subtitle language or to turn subtitles off. been paused or scanned. NOTE: Due to the variations in how DVD discs are O Search/Slow Forward: This button initiates fast authored, the subtitle languages displayed by the or slow play in the forward mode. For fast forward DVD 37
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DVD 37 (120V) OM 8/7/06 4:10 PM Page 14 REAR-PANEL CONNECTIONS AC INPUT 120V~, 60Hz 13W 0 2 4 6 8 A 1 3 5 7 9 NOTE: To make it easier to follow the instructions that refer to the controls and connectors in this illustration, a larger copy may be downloaded from the Product Support section for this product at www.harmankardon.com. ¡ Remote Control Output ∞ Coaxial Digital Audio Output ª Analog Audio Outputs ™ Remote Control Input § Component Video Outputs ‚ 6-Channel Audio Outputs £ HDMI Outp
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DVD 37 (120V) OM 8/7/06 4:10 PM Page 15 SETUP AND CONNECTIONS • Ensure that the power switch of this unit (and of • The composite video output (yellow) sends the com- • If your receiver is capable of multiroom operation, it other equipment to be connected) is set to “Off” plete video signal to the TV (or to the A/V receiver) is recommended that you connect both the compo- before commencing connection. We also strongly by one cable only. Use this video output when your nent (or HDMI) and compo
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DVD 37 (120V) OM 8/7/06 4:10 PM Page 16 SETUP AND CONNECTIONS Connecting to a Receiver/Amplifier With a Dolby Digital or DTS Decoder One of the major advantages of the DVD format is its • When the audio signal is to be fed to an analog of the video connections (Composite Video ç, ability to use a variety of digital audio formats for the receiver rather than to the TV, connect the Analog S-Video ∂, Component Video é or HDMI ˙) ultimate in sonic performance. However, in order to Audio Outputsª
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DVD 37 (120V) OM 8/7/06 4:10 PM Page 17 REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION Battery Installation Remote Control Operation Range Insert the two AAA batteries supplied while observing Point the remote control unit from no more than about the correct positive (+) and negative (–) polarities. 20 feet from the remote control sensor and within about 60 degrees of the front of the unit. DVD 37 Open/Close AUDIO/VIDEO HD MODE ® 37 • The operating distance may vary according to the Service Life of Batteries bri
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DVD 37 (120V) OM 8/7/06 4:10 PM Page 18 DIGITAL AUDIO CONNECTION Optical Digital Audio Connection Notes For Your Reference: Dolby Digital and DTS Gently push the cable plug through the built-in shutter • Dolby Digital is a digital sound compression Both Dolby Digital and DTS are audio formats used to that covers the Optical Digital Audio Output3, technique developed by the Dolby Laboratories record 5.1-channel audio signals onto the digital track and connect the cable firmly so that the confi
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DVD 37 (120V) OM 8/7/06 4:10 PM Page 19 SYSTEM SETUP System Setup B A C ç Control Settings: The main area of each menu screen shows a list of the control settings available for The final step in the installation of the DVD 37 is to the current submenu. On the left side of the main area establish the system’s configuration. Before proceeding is a listing of the settings available. To the right of each further to make any adjustments, make certain that line is the current value for each settin
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DVD 37 (120V) OM 8/7/06 4:10 PM Page 20 SYSTEM SETUP in a way that does not allow this. If you see the ø icon Display Language: This setting selects the language Panel Time-Out: This setting allows you to select the displayed on the screen after pressing the Setup that will be used for the DVD 37’s OSD menus and length of time the Front-Panel Display @ remains Button j or the Info Button i, press the Stop other system messages. The default is English, but you illuminated during disc playback
