Harman Kardon DVD Player DVD 21 User Manual

DVD 21 Digital Versatile Disc Player  
OWNER’S MANUAL  
DVD 21  
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Introduction & Terminology  
Thank you for choosing the Harman  
Multiple Angle: DVDs have the capability to  
show up to four different views of the same  
scene in a program. When a disc is encoded with  
multiple-angle information, pressing the Angle  
button will enable you to switch between these  
different views. Note that at present, few discs  
take advantage of this capability and, when they  
do, the multiple-angle technology may only be  
present for short periods of time within the disc.  
Producers will usually insert some sort of icon or  
graphic in the picture to alert you to the availabil-  
ity of multiple viewing angles.  
Terminology  
Kardon DVD 21. The DVD 21 is a multipurpose  
DVD player, capable of playing both DVD discs  
and conventional CD audio discs with the highest  
fidelity and access to future software upgrades  
via the Internet. Along with conventional DVD  
and CD audio discs, the DVD 21 is also compati-  
ble with MP3, CD-R and CD-RW as well as VCD  
discs. To enable you to get the maximum quality  
from DVDs, the DVD 21 is equipped with the lat-  
est in design techniques, including advanced 10-  
bit video digital-to-analog converters (DAC) and  
Video (composite), S-Video and RGB video (RGB  
via SCART) outputs, to ensure that you get all the  
quality inherent in today’s DVD medium.  
In addition, Harman Kardon’s audio heritage  
continues into the digital video era with Wolfson  
DACs to ensure that the audio quality matches  
the superb video. Of course, both coaxial and  
optical digital audio outputs are available for  
direct connection to A/V receivers or processors  
so that you may take advantage of Dolby Digital*  
and DTS® soundtracks. When playing audio CDs,  
the playback quality is state-of-the-art, matching  
that of the finest players available.  
Since they share some of the characteristics and  
technology of CD players, many of the terms and  
operational concepts used in a DVD player are  
similar to what you may be familiar with from CD  
players and changers, or older video disc formats  
such as Laser Disc. However, if this is your first  
DVD product, some of the terms used to describe  
the features of a DVD player may be unfamiliar.  
The following explanations should solve some of  
the mysteries of DVD, and help you to enjoy all  
the power and flexibility of the DVD format and  
the DVD 21.  
Reading: This is a message that you will see  
after you´ve loaded the disc and the tray has  
closed. It refers to the fact that the player must  
first examine the contents of the disc to see if it is  
a CD or DVD, and then extract the information  
about the type of material on the disc, such as  
languages, aspect ratios, subtitles, number of  
titles and more. The slight delay while the con-  
tents of the disc are read is normal.  
Aspect Ratio: This is a description of the width  
of a video image in relation to its height. A con-  
ventional video screen is four units wide for  
every three units of height, that’s why the ratio is  
called ”4:3”. Newer wide aspect ratio video dis-  
plays are 16 units wide for every nine units of  
height, making them more like the screen in a  
movie theater. The program material on a DVD  
may be recorded in either format and, in addi-  
tion, you may configure the DVD 21 to play back  
in either format, depending on the features  
recorded on a disc. (For details about TV Aspect  
Ratio see page 17).  
Resume: The operation of the Stop Button on  
the DVD 21 works differently from what you are  
used to on CD players. On a traditional CD player,  
when you press the Stop button, the unit does  
just that: it stops playback. On a CD player, when  
you press the start button again, the disc starts  
from the beginning. With the DVD 21, however,  
you have two options when playing DVD discs.  
Pressing Stop once will stop playback, but it actu-  
ally puts the unit in the Resume mode. This  
means that you can turn the machine off and,  
when you press play the next time, the disc will  
resume or continue from the point on the disc  
where the Stop button was pressed. This is help-  
ful if you are watching a movie and must inter-  
rupt your viewing session but wish to pick up  
where you left off. Pressing the Stop button twice  
will stop the machine in a traditional manner  
and, when the disc is played again, it will start  
from the beginning.  
A wide range of programming features makes it  
easy to program an evening’s worth of entertain-  
ment. When playing DVDs, easy-to-understand  
on-screen menus and icons make it simple to  
change languages, soundtracks, subtitles or  
aspect ratio, while a parental-lock function  
enables you to control which discs may be  
viewed by younger members of the household.  
Title: For a DVD, a title is defined as an entire  
movie or program. There can be as many chapters  
within a title as the producers decide to include.  
Most discs include only one title, but some may  
have more than one, to give you a “Double  
Feature” presentation. Press the MENU button on  
the remote to see the Menu of the DVD where  
you can find all titles available on the DVD or all  
chapters, if the disc has only one title.  
DVD players are among the fastest growing con-  
sumer electronics products ever brought to mar-  
ket, but this may, nevertheless, be the first DVD  
player you’ve owned. Although many of the fea-  
tures of the DVD 21 resemble those of standard  
CD players, there are a number of functions that  
you may be unfamiliar with. To ensure that you  
are able to take advantage of all the power and  
flexibility the DVD 21 has to offer, we encourage  
you to review this manual. That small investment  
of your time will pay major dividends in the  
enjoyment you will get from proper use of the  
DVD 21.  
Chapter: DVD programs are divided into chap-  
ters and titles. Chapters are the sub-sections pro-  
grammed into a single title on a disc. Chapters  
may be compared to the individual tracks on an  
audio CD.  
RGB Video: This is a new form of video signal  
that eliminates many of the artifacts of tradition-  
al composite video signals by splitting the signal  
into the three fundamental colors Red, Green  
and Blue (RGB). With an RGB connection (via  
SCART), you will see greater picture resolution  
and eliminate many picture imperfections such  
as the moiré patterns often seen on checkered  
patterned cloths. However, in order to benefit  
from RGB video, you must have a video display  
with an RGB compatible SCART input.  
In resume mode, the cover of the DVD will be  
displayed, if available. Otherwise, the  
Harman Kardon screen will appear.  
If you have additional questions about this  
product or its installation or operation that are  
not answered in this manual, please contact your  
dealer, as he is your best source of local informa-  
tion.  
INTRODUCTION & TERMINOLOGY 3  
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Features  
High quality video  
• Advanced sophisticated 10-bit MPEG-2 video  
decoding circuits.  
Compatible with CD  
as well as DVD  
• The DVD 21 will play any conventional Audio  
CD or recordable (CD-R) or erasable CD  
(CD-RW), bearing the logos shown here, MP3  
or any VCD or DVD with the region code 0 or 2.  
Upgradeability via Internet  
The ”firmware” controlling the functionality of  
the Harman Kardon DVD 21 is fully upgradeable.  
In the event of future improvements to its  
operations and features, it will be possible to  
download firmware upgrades from  
create a CD-R with the data and insert it in the  
DVD 21 for an automatic upgrade.  
• Direct RGB output via SCART (selectable) for  
optimum video performance. SCART connector  
also configurable for Composite Video output.  
• Test screen videos available for testing video  
performance and setup.  
Disc formats supported  
by this player  
The unit can play the following disc formats  
(8 cm and 12 cm size):  
• Pure PAL with NTSC disc due to true  
NTSC/PAL conversion.  
Packing List  
1 Harman Kardon DVD 21 DVD Player  
• Dual-layer compatibility for extended play  
DVD.  
DVD  
1 Remote control  
DVD-R  
DVD-RW  
DVD+R  
DVD+RW  
CD  
2 AA batteries  
High quality digital audio  
1 A/V cable for stereo analog audio and  
composite video  
• By connecting a DTS (Digital Theater Systems)  
or a Dolby Digital decoder, you can enjoy high  
quality 5.1 digital surround sound from DTS or  
Dolby Digital discs.  
1 S-Video cable  
1 remote extension cable  
1 owner's manual  
CD-R  
• With linear PCM audio at 16-24 bits and  
44-96 kHz (also on digital output, see table  
page 14), audio quality exceeding that of CD  
becomes possible.  
CD-RW  
VCD  
S-VCD  
• Optical and coaxial digital audio output.  
Many convenient features  
• On-Screen Menu lcons for disc information or  
player information and access to many major  
functions of this unit.  
NOTE: Due to differences in the format of  
certain discs, it is possible that some discs may  
include a mix of features that are not compatible  
with the DVD 21. Similarly, although the DVD 21  
is capable of a wide range of features, not all  
discs include every capability of the DVD system.  
For example, although the DVD 21 is compatible  
with multi-angle discs, that feature is only possi-  
ble when the disc is specially encoded for multi-  
ple-angle play. In addition, the DVD 21 is capa-  
ble of playing back both Dolby Digital and DTS  
soundtracks, but the number and types of tracks  
available will vary from disc to disc. To make cer-  
tain that a specific feature or soundtrack option  
is available, please check the options noted on  
the disc jacket.  
• Subtitles may be displayed in one of numerous  
languages*.  
• The multi-angle function allows you to choose  
the viewing angle of scenes which were shot  
from a number of different angles (Limited to  
DVD’s recorded with multiple camera angles.)  
• Multiple options for dialog language and  
soundtrack selection (limited to DVD’s record-  
ed with multiple dialog languages or sound-  
tracks).  
• Programming of up to 9 scenes in memory  
(markers).  
I Playback capability for CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R,  
DVD+R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs may  
vary due to variations in the quality of the  
disc and the recorder used to create the disc.  
• Parental lock settings to prevent play of discs  
unsuitable for some audiences [DVD only].  
• Intuitive menu operating system.  
• 4 step Zoom during play and pause.  
• Backlit, ergonomically designed remote  
control.  
• Future software upgrades accessible via  
Internet.  
* The number of languages recorded depends  
on the software.  
4 FEATURES  
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Front Panel Controls  
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Main Power On/Off  
Power On/Off (Standby)  
Eject  
Play  
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Pause  
Stop  
Skip (Previous)  
Skip (Next)  
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9
Dimmer  
Test  
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Main Power On/Off: Press this switch to  
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Pause: Press this button to momentarily  
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Dimmer: Press this button to reduce the  
apply power to the DVD player. Once the unit  
has been turned on with this switch, it may be  
operated from either the front panel or remote  
control. Press the switch again to turn the unit  
completely off.  
pause playback. To resume playback, press the  
button again. If a DVD is playing, action will  
freeze and a still picture will be displayed when  
the button is pressed.  
brightness of the Information Display by 50% or  
to turn the display off completely in the  
following order: FULL BRIGHTNESS HALF  
BRIGHTNESS OFF FULL BRIGHTNESS.  
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Stop: Press this button once to place the  
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TEST: Press this button to bring a test pic-  
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Power On/Off (Standby): Press the button  
disc in the Resume mode, which means that  
playback will stop, but as long as the tray is not  
opened or the disc changed, DVD playback will  
continue from the same point on the disc when  
the Play Button is pressed again. Resume will  
also work if the unit was turned off. To stop a  
disc and have play start from the beginning,  
press the button twice.  
ture to the screen, that enables you to optimally  
adjust all important parameters of color videos  
like brightness, contrast, color intensity and tint.  
once to turn the DVD player on, press it again to  
put the unit in the Standby mode. Note that in  
order for this switch to operate, the Main  
Power Switch  
is in the ON position.  
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must be pressed in so that it  
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Disc Tray.  
Eject: Press this button to open or close the  
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Skip (Previous): Press this button to move  
3
Play: Press to initiate playback or to resume  
backward through the music tracks on a CD disc  
or the chapters on a DVD disc. Keep the button  
pressed to search backwards at one of the avail-  
able speeds.  
playback after Pause has been pressed.  
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Skip (Next): Press to move forward through  
the music tracks on a CD or the chapters on a  
DVD disc. Keep the button pressed to search for-  
wards at one of the available speeds.  
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS 5  
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Front Panel Information Display  
A Disc Type Indicators  
B Playback-Mode Indicators  
C 96kHz/24-Bit Indicator  
D Parental Lock Indicator  
E Time Indicators  
G V-OFF Indicator  
H Repeat Indicator  
I VCD Playback Control Indicator  
J Random Indicator  
K A-B Repeat Indicator  
L Program Indicator  
M Angle Indicator  
N Title Indicators  
O Chapter/Track Number Indicators  
F Test Indicator  
A Disc Type Indicators: The DVD, VCD, CD or  
MP3 indicator will illuminate to show the type of  
disc currently being played.  
C 96kHz/24-Bit Indicator:  
This Indicator will light when a disc recorded  
with 96k/24-Bit-LPCM content is playing.  
L Program Indicator: This indicator lights  
when the programming functions are in use.  
M Angle Indicator: This indicator blinks when  
alternative viewing angles are available on the  
DVD´s title/chapter currently playing.  
B Playback-Mode Indicators: These indica-  
tors light to show the current playback mode:  
D Parental Lock Indicator: This indicator  
lights when the parental-lock system is engaged  
in order to prevent anyone from changing the  
rating level without a code.  
Lights when a disc is playing in the normal  
mode  
N Title Indicators: These two positions in the  
display will show the current title number when  
a DVD disc is playing.  
E Time Indicators: These positions in the  
indicator will show the running time of a DVD in  
play. When a CD is playing, these indicators will  
show the current track time, time remaining in  
the current track, or the total remaining time on  
the disc.  
H
Lights when the disc is in the Fast Search  
Forward mode. The on-screen banner display  
indicates the selected speed.  
O Chapter/Track Number Indicators: When  
a DVD disc is playing, these two positions in the  
display will show the current chapter. When a  
CD disc is playing they will show the current  
track number.  
N1Lights when the disc is paused.  
G
Lights when the disc is in the Fast Search  
Reverse mode. The on-screen banner display  
indicates the selected speed.  
F Test Indicator: This indicator lights when  
the TV test screen is activated.  
NOTE: The Indicators NOE will also display  
text messages about the DVD 21’s status,  
including Reading when a disc is loading,  
STAND-BY when the unit is turned off,  
and Disc Error when a disc not com-  
patible with the DVD player is put into the play  
position.  
G V-OFF Indicator: This indicator lights when  
the unit's video output has been turned off by  
pressing the V-OFF button on the remote con-  
trol.  
H Repeat Indicators: These indicators light  
when any of the Repeat functions are in use.  
I VCD Playback Control Indicator: This  
indicator lights when the playback control func-  
tion is turned on with VCDs.  
J Random Indicator: This indicator lights  
when the unit is in the Random Play mode.  
K A-B Repeat Indicator: This indicator lights  
when a specific passage for repeat playback has  
been selected.  
6 FRONT PANEL INFORMATION DISPLAY  
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Remote Control Functions  
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POWER ON  
POWER OFF  
SUBTITLE  
TITLE  
ANGLE  
AUDIO  
TEST  
EJECT  
SET-UP  
ARROWS/ENTER  
INFO  
MENU  
PAUSE  
STATUS  
SKIP (PREVIOUS)  
SKIP (NEXT)  
PLAY  
SEARCH REVERSE  
STOP  
SEARCH FORWARD  
DIMMER  
SLOW FORWARD  
ZOOM  
SLOW REVERSE  
RANDOM  
STEP FORWARD  
V.OFF  
STEP REVERSE  
NUMBERS  
PROGRAM  
CHECK  
CLEAR  
REPEAT  
LIGHT  
A-B Repeat  
REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 7  
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Remote Control Functions  
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POWER ON: Turns on the player when it is  
G
PLAY: Begins to play disc (closes disc tray  
P
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R
STEP (REV/FWD): Freeze a picture  
in standby mode (Harman Kardon logo appears  
on screen).  
first, if it is open.)  
when a disc is playing. Also the picture advances  
frame by frame each time this button is pressed.  
H
SEARCH (REV): Allows you to search in  
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standby mode.  
POWER OFF: Turns off the player to  
reverse through a disc while it is in play mode.  
Each time you press this button, search speed  
changes as below:  
Q
V.OFF: Press to turn off video output for  
improved performance from audio-only discs.  
Press again to restore video output.  
2
SUBTITLE: When a DVD is playing, press  
to select a subtitle language or to turn subtitles  
off.  
R.SEARCH 2x R.SEARCH 4x R.SEARCH  
16x R.SEARCH 100x R.SEARCH 2x  
S
NUMBER (0~9): Select numbers by  
pressing these buttons.  
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TITLE: When a disc is playing, press to  
I
STOP: Stops playing a disc. When disc is  
T
PROG: Press to see Program Edit Display  
show the number of the title currently played.  
Press TITLE again to jump to the subsequent title  
(with the next title number) on the disc. Note  
that this function works (most times) even if title  
jump is prohibited by a DVD´s playback control.  
playing, if you press STOP and PLAY, the disc will  
resume play, i.e. it will start from the same point  
on the disc where the unit was stopped. If you  
press STOP twice and PLAY button, disc will start  
play from the beginning.  
on the screen when in STOP mode.  
U
CHECK: Press during program play (in  
Resume mode) to check the program status on  
VFD (front display). Escape from this display by  
pressing ”PLAY”.  
4
ANGLE: Press to access various camera  
J
SEARCH (FWD): Allows you to search for-  
V
from the screen.  
CLEAR: Press to remove Banner menu  
angles on a DVD (If the DVD contains multiple  
camera angles).  
ward through a disc while it is in play mode.  
Each time you press this button, search speed  
changes as below:  
W
REPEAT: Press to go to the Repeat menu.  
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AUDIO: Press to access various audio  
You can repeat a chapter, track or the entire  
disc.  
languages on a DVD (If the DVD contains  
multiple audio streams).  
F.SEARCH 2x F.SEARCH 4x F.SEARCH 16x  
F.SEARCH 100x F.SEARCH 2x  
X
controller.  
LIGHT: Press to illuminate remote  
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TEST: Press for on-screen test pattern that  
K
DIMMER: Press to change the brightness  
enables you to optimally adjust brightness, con-  
trast, color intensity, etc. of your display device.  
of the front panel display or to turn the display  
off completely in the following order: FULL  
BRIGHTNESS HALF BRIGHTNESS OFF ➜  
FULL BRIGHTNESS  
Y
play repeatedly.  
A-B: Press to select section A-B and to  
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EJECT: Press to open or close the disc tray.  
SET-UP: Press to access player set-up  
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menu.  
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SLOW (FWD/REV): Allows you to  
play movie in slow mode. Each time you press  
this button, slow speed will be changed as  
below:  
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ARROW buttons (  
M
/N/K/L/  
ENTER): Use to select and execute items or  
settings.  
F.SLOW 1/2x F.SLOW 1/4x F.SLOW 1/16x  
F.SLOW 1/2x  
A
INFO: Press once for detailed informations  
on the disc playing (Video/Audio Bit rate, Movie  
aspect ratio and others), press again for current  
player settings made. Note that the unit doesn´t  
react on any transport button as long as the info  
menu is displayed. Press again to remove infor-  
mation from screen.  
R.SLOW 1/2x R.SLOW 1/4x R.SLOW 1/16x  
R.SLOW 1/2x  
M
ZOOM: When a DVD or VCD is playing,  
press this button to zoom the picture so that it is  
enlarged. There are 4 steps to the zoom func-  
tion, each progressively larger. Press through  
each of the zoom stages to return to a normal  
picture.  
B
MENU: Displays the actual DVD Disc  
Menu on the TV screen in play mode.  
C
PAUSE: Freezes a picture (with DVD/VCD)  
O
RANDOM: Press for RANDOM playback in  
and pauses the playback signal (CD) when a disc  
is playing. Press again for normal playback.  
random order.  
D
STATUS: Press while a disc is playing to  
view the Status Bar. Use the ARROW buttons to  
move through the different features in the Status  
Bar. When a symbol is highlighted, press ENTER  
on the remote to select it.  
E
SKIP (Previous): Press to go to beginning  
of current track. Press again quickly to go to  
beginning of previous track.  
F
SKIP (Next): Press to go to beginning of  
next track.  
8 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS  
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Rear Panel Connections  
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TV SCART  
CLASS  
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LASER PRODUCT  
KLASSE  
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LASER PRODUKT  
LASER LAITE  
LUOKAN  
KLASS  
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LASER APPARAT  
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Optical Digital Output  
Coaxial Digital Output  
Analog Audio Outputs  
Composite Video Output  
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S-Video Output  
AC Power Cord  
Scart TV Output  
ª Remote Control Input  
Remote Control Output  
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Optical Digital Output: Connect this jack  
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AC Power Cord: Connect this plug to an  
ª Remote Control Input: Connect the out-  
to the optical digital input of an A/V receiver or  
surround processor for Dolby Digital, DTS or  
PCM audio playback.  
AC outlet. If the outlet is controlled by a switch,  
make certain that it is in the ON position.  
put of a remote infrared sensor, or the remote  
control output of another compatible Harman  
Kardon product, to this jack. This will enable the  
remote control to operate even when the front  
panel Remote Sensor on the DVD player is  
blocked. This jack may also be used with  
compatible IR remote control-based automation  
systems.  
Note: You’ll find more details about all  
Audio/Video connections under Setup and  
Connections on the following pages.  
Coaxial Digital Output: Connect this jack  
to the coaxial digital input of an A/V receiver or  
surround processor for Dolby Digital, DTS or  
PCM audio playback.  
SCART OUT (TV SCART): If your TV has a  
SCART socket, you can connect a SCART cable to  
your TV and to your DVD Player for improved  
video quality. The SCART cable carries both  
audio and video. You can select Composite Video  
or RGB video for that SCART connector’s video  
output signal (see page 16).  
NOTE: The coaxial digital output should only be  
connected to a digital input. Even though it is  
the same RCA-type connector as standard ana-  
log audio connections, DO NOT connect it to a  
conventional analog input jack.  
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Analog Audio Outputs: Connect these  
Remote Control Output: Connect this  
jacks to an audio input on an A/V receiver or  
surround processor for analog audio playback.  
jack to the infrared (IR) input jack of another  
compatible Harman Kardon remote controlled  
product to have the built-in Remote Sensor on  
the DVD player provide IR signals to other  
compatible products.  
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Composite Video Output: Connect this  
jack to the video input on a television or video  
projector, or to a video input on an A/V receiver  
or processor if you are using that type of device  
for video input switching.  
S-Video Output: Connect this jack to the  
S-Video input on a television or video projector,  
or to an S-Video input on an A/V receiver or  
processor if you are using that type of device for  
S-Video input switching.  
REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS 9  
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Setup and Connections  
I Ensure that the power switch of this unit and  
other equipment to be connected is set to off  
before commencing connection.  
I Read through the instructions before  
connecting other equipment.  
I Ensure that you observe the color coding  
I Do not block ventilation holes of any of the  
equipment and arrange them so that air can  
circulate freely.  
when connecting audio and video cables.  
Connecting to a stereo TV and stereo or Pro Logic Amplifier/Receiver  
TV  
To S-Video input connector  
To audio input connector (Red/White) on the  
TV or Stereo/Pro Logic Amplifier/Receiver  
To Video input  
connector (Yellow)  
To power outlet  
(AC 230V/50 Hz)  
DVD 21  
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TV SCART  
CLASS  
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LASER PRODUCT  
KLASSE  
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LASER PRODUKT  
LASER LAITE  
LUOKAN  
KLASS  
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LASER APPARAT  
Notes:  
I When the audio signal is to be fed to a stereo  
or Pro Logic amplifier/decoder or receiver  
rather than to the TV, connect the Audio Out  
jacks to any normal audio input on your  
amplifier/decoder/receiver. The DVD player  
will ”downmix” Dolby Digital recordings to  
Pro Logic, available on these connectors, all  
analog surround or stereo signals will be fed  
to them directly.  
You can also select the audio and video sig-  
nals of all your video devices with your AV  
Receiver/Amplifier. For more information see  
”Note” on next page.  
I The Video output (yellow) combines the com-  
plete video signal (composite) and sends it to  
the TV (or to the AV Receiver) by one line  
only. Use the Video output, when your TV set  
is equipped with a Video input jack only.  
for improved picture clarity. Never connect  
both outputs, Video and S-Video, to your TV  
or AV Receiver, only one of them.  
I Most European TV´s are equipped with SCART  
connectors rather than with a normal video  
input (yellow cinch). In that case the SCART  
connection should be used, providing the  
audio signal too, (see page 12). Separate ana-  
log audio connections to TV are needed only  
if your TV is connected to the video or S-video  
output.  
I The S (separate) video output connector sepa-  
rates the color (C) and luminance (Y) signals  
before transmitting them to the TV set in  
order to achieve a sharper picture. Use the  
S-video cable when connecting the player to  
a TV equipped with an S-video input  
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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  
played, the Dolby Digital or DTS bitstream is out-  
put from the player’s OPTICAL or COAXIAL digi-  
tal audio output. When the player is connected  
to a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder, you can enjoy  
theater-quality audio in your home. An optical  
digital audio cable or coaxial audio cable (both  
optional) is required for these connections, as  
shown below. Only one connection is needed,  
not both at the same time.  
I Note: With multiple video sources, your  
Audio/Video device can be used for selecting  
the video signal and routing it to the TV.  
Connect the video or S-video output of the  
DVD player (whatever is provided with your  
device) to the video or S-video input on your  
device and the video/S-video output of this  
device to your TV. For more details, see the  
manual of your Audio/Video amplifier/receiver.  
I Note for Analog Audio: The connection  
from Audio Out to the TV is optional only.  
Normally you´ll hear the sound from your  
AV-system´s speakers, so the TV volume  
should be completely turned down. If you  
plan to use your DVD player also without  
having to turn on your complete system, this  
connection must exist, then you can turn up  
the TV´s volume as needed.  
TV  
To S-Video input connector  
To audio input connector  
(Red/White, optional only, see Note above)  
To Video input connector  
(Yellow)  
To power outlet  
(AC 230V/50 Hz)  
DVD 21  
/60  
20  
TV SCART  
CLASS  
1
LASER PRODUCT  
LASER PRODUKT  
KLASSE  
1
1
LUOKAN  
KLASS  
LASER LAITE  
1
LASER APPARAT  
To coaxial audio input connector  
To optical audio input connector  
Dolby Digital or DTS decoder  
Front Speaker (Left/Right)  
Center Speaker  
Surround Speaker (Left/Right)  
Subwoofer  
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Setup and Connections  
Connecting to a TV or monitor with SCART connectors  
Important Notes on SCART and RGB  
format:  
I Your DVD 21 is equipped with a SCART con-  
nector for direct connection to the TV.  
To view RGB video on your TV, the RGB  
compatible SCART connector on the TV must  
be used and the DVD 21´s SCART Video  
Output in the "Video Menu" must be set to  
”RGB” (see page 16).  
Note that with RGB video the color intensity  
cannot be adjusted with most TVs.  
I The SCART connector provides the video  
signal as well as audio (stereo L/R) signals.  
I The SCART connector for the TV provides the  
composite video signal or the direct RGB  
signal, delivering the best video performance  
possible, selectable in the Setup menu.  
I When the RGB video signal is used, DVD´s  
recorded with the NTSC format (with regional  
code 0 or 2) can be viewed even on non-  
NTSC compatible TVs.  
TV or Monitor  
To power outlet  
(AC 230V/50 Hz)  
To SCART connector  
DVD 21  
/60  
20  
TV SCART  
CLASS  
1
LASER PRODUCT  
KLASSE  
1
LASER PRODUKT  
LASER LAITE  
LUOKAN  
KLASS  
1
1
LASER APPARAT  
To analog input of  
stereo or Pro Logic  
Amplifier/Receiver  
To optical or coaxial  
input of Dolby Digital/  
DTS Decoder/  
Amplifier/Receiver  
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Remote Control  
Battery installation  
Remote control operation range  
Insert the batteries supplied while observing the  
correct (+) and (–) polarities.  
Point the remote control unit from no more than  
about 7 m from the remote control sensor and  
within about 60 degrees of the front of the unit.  
DVD 21  
I The operating distance may vary according to  
the brightness of the room.  
Service life of batteries  
I The batteries normally last for about one year,  
although this depends on how often, and for  
what operations, the remote control is used.  
Notes:  
I Do not point bright lights at the remote  
control sensor.  
I Do not place objects between the remote  
control unit and the remote control sensor.  
I If the remote control unit fails to work even  
when it is operated near the player, replace  
the batteries.  
I Do not use this remote control unit while  
simultaneously operating the remote control  
unit of any other equipment.  
I Use size “AAbatteries.  
Notes:  
I Do not attempt to recharge, short-circuit,  
disassemble, heat or throw the batteries into  
fire.  
I Do not drop, step on or otherwise impact the  
remote control unit. This may damage the  
parts or lead to malfunction.  
I Do not mix old and new batteries.  
I Wipe away any leakage inside the remote  
control unit, and install new batteries.  
I If leakage should come into contact with  
parts of your body, wash it off thoroughly  
with water.  
I Batteries contain chemical substances and we  
recommend that you dispose of them properly  
and in compliance with any local regulations.  
Do not simply throw them away but return to  
your dealer or special battery disposal centers.  
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Digital Audio Connections  
Audio output from the unit’s  
optical/coaxial digital audio  
output connector  
For your reference:  
I Dolby Digital (AC-3) is a digital sound com-  
pression technique developed by the Dolby  
Laboratories Licensing Corporation,  
supporting 5.1-channel surround sound, as  
well as stereo (2-channel) sound, this tech-  
nique enables a large quantity of sound data  
to be efficiently recorded on a disc.  
Caution for the optical/coaxial  
digital audio outputs:  
I When connecting an amplifier (with an opti-  
cal/coaxial digital input ) which does not con-  
tain a Dolby Digital (AC-3) or DTS decoder, be  
sure to select ”PCM” as initial setting in the  
”Digital Output” menu (see also page 18).  
Otherwise, any attempt to play DVD may  
cause such a high level of noise that it may  
be harmful to your ears and damage your  
speakers.  
Disc: Sound recording Optical/Coaxial digital  
format:  
audio output  
DVD Dolby Digital  
(AC-3)  
Dolby Digital bitstream  
(2-5.1 ch) or PCM  
(2 ch, 48 kHz/16bit)*  
I Linear PCM is a signal recording format used  
in CDs. While CDs are recorded in  
44.1kHz/16 bit, DVDs are recorded in  
48 kHz/16 bit up to 96 kHz /24 bit.  
Linear PCM  
(48/96 kHz  
16/20/24bit)  
Linear PCM (2 ch)  
(48/96 kHz  
16/20/24bit)  
I CD´s can be played as they would normally be  
played.  
I If you have a Dolby Pro Logic Surround  
decoder connected to the DVD 21’s analog  
AUDIO OUT connectors, thanks to the  
”Downmix” function of the DVD 21 you will  
obtain the full benefit of Pro Logic from the  
same DVD movies that provide full 5.1-chan-  
nel Dolby Digital soundtracks, as well as from  
titles encoded with Dolby Surround.  
DTS  
DTS Bitstream or no  
output *  
Note:  
I Some first generation DTS decoders which do  
not support DVD-DTS interface may not work  
properly with the DVD/CD player.  
MPEG (2.0)  
MPEG bitstream (2ch)  
or linear PCM  
(2 ch, 48kHz)  
Notes when connecting the  
optical digital audio cable  
(optional)  
I Remove the dust protection cap from the  
optical digital audio output and connect the  
cable firmly so that the configurations of both  
the cable and the connector match.  
VCD MPEG-1 or  
CD-DA  
Linear PCM  
I The DVD 21 is designed to digitally output  
96 kHz-PCM audio with a 96 kHz sampling  
rate. The 96 kHz indicator will light in the dis-  
play. However, some 96 kHz DVD's may  
include copy protection codes that do not  
permit digital output. For full 96 kHz fidelity  
from these discs, use the analog outputs of  
the DVD 21.  
CD  
Linear PCM  
Linear PCM (44.1 kHz  
sampling)  
* Digital Format must be selected as “ORIGI-  
NAL“ or ”PCM” in Digital Output Menu  
(see page 18).  
I Keep the dust protection cap and always  
reattach the cap when not using the connec-  
tor.  
IMPORTANT: If your surround processor/D/A  
converter does not support 96 kHz PCM audio,  
you must use the DVD 21 analog outputs for full  
96 kHz fidelity with these discs.  
Dolby Digital and DTS  
Both Dolby Digital and DTS are audio formats  
used to record 5.1-channel audio signals onto  
the digital track of film. Both of these formats  
provide six separate channels: left, right, center,  
left rear, right rear, and common subwoofer,  
latest 6.1-formats Dolby Digital EX and DTS ES  
even one (or two) additional "Surround Back"  
channel for a center between the rears.  
Remember, that Dolby Digital or DTS will only  
play 5.1-channel sound if you’ve connected the  
optical or coaxial output of the DVD player to a  
DTS or Dolby Digital receiver or decoder (see  
page 11) and if the disc was recorded in the  
Dolby Digital or DTS format.  
Dolby Digital is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories  
Licensing Corporation.  
Manufactured under license from Dolby  
Laboratories. ”Dolby” and the double-D symbol  
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.  
Confidential Unpublished Works.1992-1997  
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved.  
DTS is a registered trademark of Digital Theater  
Systems.  
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Playback Basics  
Freeze Frame and Frame Advance  
(with DVD only)  
1. Press STEP (FWD or REV) when a DVD is  
playing to freeze the picture.  
Basic Play  
Preparation  
1. Switch the TV ON and select its video input  
connected to the DVD 21.  
Disc Playback Features  
Skipping tracks or titles/chapters  
To move forward or backward through the tracks  
on a CD or the titles or chapters on a DVD, press  
SKIP on the front panel or PREVIOUS/NEXT on  
the remote.  
2. Each time you press one of the buttons, the  
picture advances one frame in the selected  
direction.  
2. Press the Main Power On button (above the  
”POWER” button) to switch on power, the  
unit will go into Standby mode indicated by  
the ring surrounding the POWER turning on  
orange.  
Fast Motion Playback/Fast Search  
1. To move forward or backward through the  
DVD or CD disc being played at fast speed,  
press SEARCH on the remote. Once one of  
these buttons is pressed, the fast search will  
continue until PLAY is pressed.  
3. Press PLAY to resume normal playback.  
Slow Motion Playback (with DVD only)  
1. When playing a DVD disc or when it´s in  
pause or freeze frame mode, you may move  
slowly forward or backward through the  
program being played at one of four speeds  
by pressing the SLOW-Play Buttons on the  
remote. Each press of the buttons will move  
to the next speed in the following order:  
3. Press POWER to turn on the unit, the DVD 21  
harman/kardon logo should appear now on  
the screen. If that logo can be viewed only  
disturbedly on the screen or without any color,  
skip to page 16 and make the appropriate  
settings at the ”Video menu” according to  
your TV set and to the connection used  
between the DVD 21 and your TV.  
When you see no video at all, even no  
harman/kardon logo, check the setting of the  
video input used on your TV (most SCART  
inputs on TVs can be configured in the TV´s  
menu). When you don´t succeed, connect your  
TV with different cables to the DVD 21, e.g.  
via Composite (yellow jacks) or S-Video  
cables, see page 10 and 11, rather than per  
SCART to view the setup menues until all  
appropriate ”Video menu” settings are made  
properly.  
There are four fast-play speeds. Each press of  
the SEARCH Buttons will cycle to the next speed  
in the following order: 2x, 4x, 16x, 100x.  
2. Press PLAY at any time to resume normal  
playback.  
F.SLOW 1/2x F.SLOW 1/4x F.SLOW 1/16x  
F.SLOW 1/2x  
Note that there will be no audio playback during  
fast-forward or -reverse play of DVD discs. This is  
normal for DVD, as A/V receivers and surround  
processors cannot process the digital audio  
streams during fast-play modes; audio will be  
heard during fast-play of conventional CD’s.  
R.SLOW 1/2x R.SLOW 1/4x R.SLOW 1/16x  
R.SLOW 1/2x  
2. Press PLAY to resume normal playback.  
Note that there will be no audio playback during  
slow-forward or -reverse play of DVD discs. This  
is normal for DVD, as A/V receivers and surround  
processors cannot process the digital audio  
streams during slow modes. Slow play is not  
available for CD.  
4. Switch on your A/V system’s power, if the  
player has been connected to such a system.  
Notes: Playback features may not be available  
during the opening credits of a movie. This is  
intended by the disc author and is not a failure  
of the DVD 21.  
5. Press EJECT to open the disc tray.  
6. Place a disc on the disc tray.  
Hold the disc without touching either of its  
surfaces, position it with the side you wish to  
play facing down, align it with the guides, and  
place it in its proper position.  
Playback of a DVD with 96 kHz/24-bit audio  
requires the use of circuitry normally used for  
other features. Accordingly, Slow Play Reverse  
and Step Advance features are not available  
with these discs.  
I 3" (8 cm) discs or 5" (12 cm) discs can be  
used.  
7. Press PLAY. The disc tray is automatically  
closed and play begins.  
Depending on the structure of a VCD disc, the  
functions Slow Reverse and Step Reverse may be  
prohibited or have no function and Fast Playback  
(Search) may not function (more details about  
VCD Playback see page 30).  
I When the disc tray is closed by pressing  
EJECT, play will start automatically.  
I With most DVD’s, a Disc Menu appears on  
the screen. Select specific menu item by using  
ARROW buttons on the remote, then press  
ENTER.  
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System Setup  
Note: If the VIDEO OUTPUT is not set to SCART,  
the SCART Video sub-menu cannot be accessed.  
System Defaults  
Video Menu  
When you enter the Main Menu, the Video sub-  
menu will be highlighted. If not, use the ARROW  
The final step of the installation is to establish  
the system’s defaults. It is helpful to take a few  
minutes to familiarize yourself with these set-  
tings, as they may require change before the first  
use and later from time to time.  
The DVD 21 SCART connector can output RGB or  
Composite video. If your TV can accept an RGB  
input signal, RGB output is recommended for  
superior picture quality. Otherwise, select the  
composite video setting.  
(
KL) buttons to highlight the Video menu,  
then press the ARROW ( ) or ENTER button to  
N
access the Video Menu. The left column shows  
the items in the Video Menu. The right column  
shows the current setting for each item.  
Set Up Menu  
Control signals in the SCART connection will  
automatically reconfigure the TV's SCART input to  
match the selection of RGB or composite, if the  
TV is capable of running RGB.  
The first step in checking or changing the system  
defaults is to access the Setup Menu. First, make  
certain that the DVD 21 is properly connected to  
a video display, and that power is connected. For  
this process, however, you do not need to load  
any discs into the unit.  
Note: If you use RGB via SCART, then your TV  
will be able to reproduce NTSC images, even if  
the TV is PAL-only.  
During STOP, PAUSE or PLAY mode, if you press  
SETUP on the remote, the Set Up Menu appears on  
the screen.  
TV Standard  
Video Output  
Select VIDEO OUTPUT, if it is not already selected,  
then press ARROW (N) or ENTER to access the  
VIDEO OUTPUT sub-menu. The right column  
displays the current setting (highlighted) and two  
options.  
DVD 21 can set the output video format to  
AUTO, PAL, PAL60 or NTSC. Select TV STANDARD  
with the ARROW (KL) buttons, if it is not  
This Main Menu and all menus in the following  
may look different, listing the settings with different  
languages, depending on the settings made  
already. With the factory default setting all  
languages are set to ”English”, that´s why with all  
menus the English version is shown in the manual.  
already selected, then press ARROW (N) or  
ENTER to access the TV STANDARD sub-menu.  
The right column displays the current setting  
(highlighted) and three options.  
Navigating Menus  
AUTO will automatically output the original  
video format on the disc playing. If the disc is  
PAL, DVD 21 will output PAL video. If the disc is  
NTSC, the player will output NTSC video.  
DVD 21 provides multiple output connectors for  
various video devices, but to optimize video quality,  
all of the connectors cannot work at the same time.  
Make sure that the player’s settings match the con-  
nections available on your TV. The default setting  
for the VIDEO OUTPUT is S-VIDEO. The Composite  
Video Output is always active. If you set Video  
Output to SCART, the player can provide RGB and  
Composite Video via the SCART socket. To use the  
SCART output, you must set the Video Output to  
SCART. If you select S-Video, the player will provide  
S-Video output via the rear S-Video socket. Note  
that only the rear video outputs corresponding to  
the selected setting will be activated.  
The ARROW (KLNM) and ENTER buttons  
are used to navigate the menus and select  
specific settings. Use the ARROW (KL) but-  
tons to move the cursor to highlight the desired  
PAL will always output PAL video, even if the disc  
is in NTSC format. This works with all PAL-TVs,  
even old ones without PAL60 capability, as a real  
standard conversion is being made.  
sub-menu, then press ARROW (N) button or  
ENTER to enter the highlighted menu or choose  
the highlighted content. The current setting is  
highlighted. If you wish to change this setting,  
use the ARROW (KL) buttons to select a new  
PAL60 will also convert NTSC signals to PAL, but  
with 60 Hz video repetition rate (as with NTSC).  
This will avoid any artifacts that may come up in  
rare cases with true NTSC to PAL conversion acti-  
vated by the PAL selection above. Note that for  
viewing the PAL60 format your TV must be PAL60  
compatible.  
setting and press ENTER. Press ARROW (M) but-  
ton to return to the left sub-menus column. Press  
PLAY or SETUP to exit the Setup menu. Any new  
settings that you have selected will be activated  
immediately, except for TV Standard and Aspect  
Ratio which will be activated after the player  
exits the Setup Menu.  
SCART Video  
NTSC will always output NTSC video, even if the  
disc in in PAL format.  
After you press SETUP on the remote to enter the  
Main menu, three sub-menus are shown: VIDEO,  
If you own a multi-standard TV, we recommend  
the AUTO setting for optimal picture quality. If  
your TV is single-standard, select the appropriate  
standard. (PAL, PAL60 or NTSC).  
AUDIO and PLAYER. You may press ARROW (  
M)  
or select EXIT with the ARROW buttons and press  
ENTER at any time to leave the Main Menu.  
You may at any time restore all original factory  
default settings. When the player is in Standby,  
press and hold CLEAR for six seconds. This will  
restore all default settings and any changes you  
have made will be lost.  
Select SCART VIDEO OUTPUT with the ARROW  
(
KL) buttons, if it is not already selected,  
then press ARROW ( ) or ENTER to access the  
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SCART VIDEO sub-menu. The right column  
displays the current setting (highlighted) and  
one option.  
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Important Note:  
I 16:9 Widescreen: Choose this setting if your  
DVD player is connected to a widescreen TV, or  
to a conventional (4:3) TV changeable to wide-  
screen (16:9) mode.  
Dynamic Range  
Select DYNAMIC RANGE with the Arrow (KL)  
Some DVD discs currently available contain a  
video data inconsistency resulting in an unwant-  
ed screen artifact. This can occur during video  
standard conversion as from NTSC to PAL (when  
PAL is selected and you see a slight flickering on  
horizontal lines with NTSC discs).  
buttons, if it is not already highlighted, then press  
ARROW ( ) or ENTER to access the Dynamic  
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With this set up, discs recorded with 4:3 aspect  
ratio will appear as a boxed image in the center  
of a 16:9 widescreen TV, with black bars to the  
left and right of the image (not with 4:3 TVs  
changeable to 16:9 mode). True widescreen  
(anamorphic) DVD’s i.e. those shown spread  
vertically when the DVD player is set to ”16:9”  
and your TV is set to ”4:3”, will be shown  
optimally with full vertical resolution. With some  
4:3 TV’s, set to 16:9 format, discs with 4:3 format  
may be played compressed vertically. With those  
discs the TV must be set to 4:3 format.  
Range sub-menu.  
To overcome these artifacts follow these steps:  
During Play mode press the STATUS button, the  
Status Bar will appear (see page 21). Press  
ARROW (M) to select the ”V” (Video) field on  
the far right side of the banner, then change the  
setting from 0 to either 1 or 2 (KL) until the  
artifacts disappear.  
Note: If the DVD 21 is connected to the TV using  
RGB via SCART, then the TV will be able to repro-  
duce NTSC images correctly, even if the TV is  
PAL-only, (but it must be PAL60 compatible).  
This setting enables Dolby Digital recordings to  
be played back with full dialogue intelligibility  
while reducing peak levels by a selected amount.  
This smooth level compression prevents abrupt  
loud transitions from disturbing others without  
reducing the impact of the digital source percep-  
tibly.  
Select TV ASPECT with the ARROW (KL  
buttons, if it is not already selected in the VIDEO  
menu, then press ARROW ( ) or ENTER to  
)
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Aspect Ratio  
access the TV ASPECT sub-menu. The right  
column displays the current setting (highlighted)  
and two options. If needed, select a new setting.  
Press ENTER to confirm the new setting.  
Select FULL for normal, uncompressed dynamic  
range. Select MEDIUM for moderate compression.  
Select MINIMUM for the highest level of com-  
pression.  
Audio Menu  
In the Main Menu, use the ARROW (KL  
)
buttons to highlight the AUDIO menu, press  
Note: If selected, Dynamic Range compression is  
only active when a Dolby Digital signal is detect-  
ed and only for the analog outputs.  
ARROW (  
N) or ENTER to access the AUDIO  
submenu. The left column shows the items in the  
Audio Menu. The right column shows the current  
setting for each item.  
Audio Language  
This step selects the TV aspect ratio, conventional  
screen shape (4:3) or widescreen (16:9), accord-  
ing to your TV:  
This step will define the default audio language  
(if the disc contains different language tracks).  
Choosing an audio language by pressing AUDIO  
on the remote control (see page 8) will change  
this setting only temporarily.  
I 4:3 Letterbox: Choose this setting if the DVD  
player is connected to a conventional (4:3) TV  
set and you would prefer to see movies with-  
out any parts being cut off. You will see the  
entire frame of the movie and DVD’s recorded  
with normal 4:3 format will fill the entire  
screen. But movies in widescreen will occupy a  
smaller portion of the screen, with black bars  
at the top and bottom of the screen.  
Select AUDIO LANGUAGE with the ARROW  
(
KL) buttons, if it is not already selected,  
then press ARROW ( ) or ENTER to access the  
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AUDIO LANGUAGE sub-menu. The right column  
displays the current setting (highlighted) and the  
options.  
I 4:3 Pan Scan: Choose this setting if the DVD  
player is connected to a conventional (4:3) TV  
set and you want widescreen movies to fill the  
entire screen. Note that this setting is effective  
only with a few widescreen DVD’s recorded  
with the Pan and Scan mode. With those  
movies you won’t see parts of the picture (par-  
ticularly the right and left edges).  
Most discs produced in a widescreen format  
can’t be cropped in this fashion, which means  
the black bars will appear at the top and bot-  
tom of the screen (letterbox format). Some  
widescreen DVD’s, particulary anamorphic  
types (with full vertical line resolution, see sec-  
tion ”16:9”below), may be shown with origi-  
nal width but spread vertically. With these disc,  
the letterbox format must be selected.  
This setting is usefull only with a few DVD’s,  
with all others the letterbox format fits best.  
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Select Another Audio Language  
1. When Audio Language is on the screen, select  
”Other”.  
PCM Limit  
Parental Control  
The DVD 21’s Password System is used to control  
viewing of restricted programs and the capability  
to change the password itself and the rating. The  
DVD player is shipped with ”8888” as the default  
password and with the parental control settings  
”OFF”. The following instructions will show how  
to change the password and to lock the settings.  
Once a selection has been made for the type of  
digital audio data streams that the DVD player  
outputs, you may also need to adjust the way it  
handles the various sampling frequencies used in  
the production of digital audio for DVD. The  
DVD 21 is compatible with both 48kHz and  
96kHz sampling, but some early A/V receivers  
and surround processors are not.  
2. Press ENTER, an entry field will appear, waiting  
for your entry.  
Note: The DVD must be specifically encoded with  
rating information for Parental Control to work.  
If your A/V receiver or surround processor is NOT  
capable of handling 96kHz signals, select the  
48kHz option. When this choice is made, the  
DVD 21 will automatically convert any 96kHz  
signals to a 48kHz output so that your system is  
capable of decoding them.  
The rating levels  
The five standard US rating symbols are ”G”  
(General, level 2), ”PG” (Parental Guidance, level  
4), ”PG13” (Parental Guidance and 13 years old,  
level 4), ”R” (Restricted, level 6) and ”NC 17”  
(from 17 years old, level 7). The DVD 21 will  
accommodate a total of eight rating steps, as set  
by the DVD creators. These additional steps allow  
for more critical control of program playback for  
all audiences.  
3. Input the language code (see table on page  
32) directly with the NUMBER (0~9) keys.  
If your A/V receiver or surround processor IS  
capable of handling 96kHz signals, select the  
96kHz option to achieve the greatest audio fideli-  
ty available. When this choice is made, the  
DVD 21 will pass each type of signal through  
without any further processing.  
4. After pressing the last digit, the setting will  
become active.  
I Note that when a default language is selected,  
it will be used whenever that language is pres-  
ent on the DVD disc being played. However,  
when that language is not present, the lan-  
guage used will be the one preprogrammed  
into the disc itself. Typically, that default will be  
English, but the selection will vary at the dis-  
cretion of the disc’s producer.  
Level 8: All DVDs can be played.  
Levels 7 to 2: DVDs for general audiences/  
children can be played.  
Level 1: DVDs for children can be played, DVDs  
for adults/general audiences are prohibited.  
To select the Sample Frequency follow these  
steps:  
1. Press ARROW (KL) on the remote to select  
PCM LIMIT on the AUDIO Menu.  
Password  
Important: You must write the password in a safe  
place or remember it reliably. You cannot access  
rated discs or rating/password menus or change  
or clear the password (see below) without enter-  
ing the correct password.  
2. Press ENTER or ARROW (  
PCM LIMIT Menu appears.  
N),  
Although the default will set the language that  
will be used when a disc is first put into play, the  
language may easily be changed at any time by  
using the AUDIO Button on the remote. See page  
22 for more information.  
If you forget your password, you can re-set  
DVD 21 to the factory default password (8888)  
when the player is in Standby, by pressing and  
holding CLEAR for six seconds. Note: This will  
restore all menu settings to the factory default  
settings. Any changes you have made will be lost.  
Digital Output  
If your system includes 5.1 digital audio surround  
decoding (Dolby Digital and/or DTS), select  
ORIGINAL as the digital Output. In that case all  
audio signals will be output with their original  
format. If your system only includes stereo and/or  
Dolby Pro Logic, select PCM. Then all audio  
signals will be output in PCM format only (DTS  
will output no signal).  
Enter Password and Setting Level  
For disabling the playback of rated DVD's a pass-  
word consisting of four digits must be entered.  
3. Press ARROW (KL) on the remote to select  
the specific frequency option.  
Select PARENTAL CONTROL in the Player Setup  
Menu, then press ARROW (N) or ENTER to  
access the PARENTAL CONTROL sub-menu.  
”PASSWORD” appears in the right column  
followed by a four digit entry field. Enter the  
password (The initial password is 8888.)  
4. Press ENTER, the screen will return to the  
AUDIO Menu, the sample frequency selected  
will be shown down at its right side.  
Select DIGITAL OUTPUT with the ARROW  
(KL) buttons, if it is not already selected,  
then press ARROW ( ) or ENTER to access the  
N
DIGITAL OUTPUT sub-menu. The right column  
displays the current setting (highlighted) and one  
option.  
Player Setup Menu  
From the Main Menu, use the ARROW (KL  
)
buttons to select the Player menu, then press  
ARROW (  
N) or ENTER to access the Player  
Menu. The left column shows the items in the  
menu. The right column shows the current setting  
of each item.  
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System Setup  
Menu Language  
Some discs include several menus made with dif-  
Status Bar Time Out  
Select STATUS BAR TIMEOUT in the Player Setup  
ferent languages. Select MENU LANGUAGE in the Menu, then press ARROW (  
N) or ENTER to  
Player Setup Menu, then press ARROW (  
N
) or  
access the STATUS BAR TIMEOUT sub-menu. The  
right column now shows the current timeout  
setting (highlighted) and the options.  
ENTER to access the MENU LANGUAGE sub-  
menu. The right column now shows the current  
Menu Language setting (highlighted) and the  
options.  
When set to OFF, the Status Bar will remain  
onscreen when selected, until STATUS or CLEAR  
is pressed on the remote control. If set to 5 or  
20 seconds, the Status Bar will disappear after  
that number of seconds. However, during CD  
playback, the Status Bar will always remain  
on-screen unless CLEAR or STATUS Bar is  
pressed.  
If the password is correct, the following display  
will appear in the menu:  
Select the language you prefer for disc menus.  
If a disc does not support the selected language,  
the original default language will automatically  
be chosen.  
The current parental control level will be high-  
lighted. Use the ARROW (KL) buttons to  
select the level of restricted access you want.  
REMEMBER: the lower the number, the higher  
the restriction. When the level you prefer is high-  
lighted, press ENTER to activate it.  
Select another Menu Language  
Other languages for the DVD menu can be  
selected in the same way as described for the  
"Audio Language" on page 18 by selecting  
OTHER and entering a four digit code.  
Panel Dimmer  
Select PANEL DIM in the Player Setup Menu, then  
press ARROW (  
N) or ENTER to access the PANEL  
DIM sub-menu. The right column now shows the  
current setting (highlighted) and the options.  
Subtitle Language  
Select SUBTITLE LANGUAGE in the Player Setup  
Menu, then press ARROW (N) or ENTER to  
access the SUBTITLE LANGUAGE sub-menu. The  
right column now shows the current Subtitle  
Language setting (highlighted) and the options.  
Change Password  
After the password was entered or the parental  
control level was set, use the ARROW (  
L) but-  
ton to make sure the cursor is pointing to ”NEW  
PASSWORD and press ENTER.” Enter the new  
password. The display will change to  
With this setting you define your preferred  
subtitle language (if the disc contains different  
subtitles). Choosing a subtitle language with the  
SUBTITLE button on the remote control (see page  
8) will change this setting only temporarily.  
”CONFIRM, requesting that you repeat the new  
password to confirm that it is correct. If you have  
correctly entered the new password twice, the  
display will confirm the change by ”OK. Press  
Arrow (M  
) button to exit the level/password  
sub-menu.  
If you wish the front panel display to be lit  
whenever DVD player is on, select Off.  
This setting can turn subtitles on or off. If set to  
OFF, subtitles will not be displayed automatically.  
The SUBTITLE button on the remote control can  
be used to select and change subtitles during  
playback.  
Display Language  
When you enter the Player menu, Display  
LANGUAGE will be highlighted. If not, use the  
ARROW (KL) buttons to select it, then press  
If you wish the display to dim in normal play  
mode and to light up for 5 or 20 seconds only  
when a button has been pressed on the front or  
remote, select 5 seconds or 20 seconds as the  
timeout.  
ARROW (N) or ENTER to access the Display  
LANGUAGE sub-menu. The right column now  
shows the current Display Language setting  
(highlighted) and the options.  
The 5 or 20 second timeout interacts with the  
remote Dimmer button in the following way: If  
display lighting has been turned off with the  
Dimmer button, the PANEL DIM will only turn on  
the green LED's, not the full display. If display  
lighting has been set to half brightness with the  
Dimmer button, the display will light up to this  
level and the LED's to full level.  
Select another Subtitle Language  
Other languages for the subtitle can be selected  
in the same way as described for the "Audio  
Language" on page 18 by selecting OTHER and  
entering a four digit code.  
You´ve completed the setup process for your  
DVD 21 and are about to experience the finest in  
music and home entertainment. Enjoy!  
Select the language you prefer for the player's  
onscreen displays and short messages. This selec-  
tion does not affect the front panel display.  
Press SETUP or PLAY on the remote control to  
exit the setup-menu.  
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Test Screen  
Color adjustment.  
Test Screen  
TV Picture Adjustment with  
Test Screen  
These adjustments may be done now, but you  
can also make them after setup has been  
finalized. They can also be made at any time  
simply by pressing TEST on the remote control or  
on the front panel.  
1. When the Brightness and the Contrast are set  
optimally, turn up the color control to the level  
of your perference. Adjust to the level where  
the colors look strong but still natural, not  
overdone. If the color level is too high,  
depending from the TV used some of the bars  
will seem wider or the color intensity will not  
increase while the control is turned up. Then  
the color control must be reduced again. At the  
end you should test the color intensity also  
with a video, e.g. pictures of natural faces,  
flowers, fruit and vegetables and other well  
known natural articles of our life most usefull  
for an optimal setting of the color intensity.  
When you press the TEST button on the front  
panel or on the remote you can activate a still  
image to test all settings and the video perform-  
ance of your TV. With the vertical color bars you  
can test the following:  
I proper color intensity setting on your TV,  
Brightness adjustment:  
1. Turn down the color control on your TV until  
the color bars are visible in black and white.  
I the proper color of each bar, showing if the  
proper video standard is turned on: the colors  
should be (left to right): black, white, yellow,  
cyan (turquoise), green, magenta (purple), red,  
blue, black.  
2. Adjust the contrast to the lowest level where  
you still can see all bars within the grey scale  
in the test picture separately and clearly.  
I proper color transition, seen as sharp  
separation of the bars, S-Video will be better  
than Video, RGB best of all.  
3. Adjust the Brightness so that the bars in the  
grey scale are all visible. The bar furtherst to  
the left has to be as black as possible rather  
than grey but the next aside must clearly be  
differable. All the bars in the grey scale have to  
be gradually and evenly changing from black  
to whiter, going from left to right.  
2. If your TV has a Tint option (with most  
European TVs this is available or effective only  
with NTSC signals, not with PAL), use the large  
white bar below the Greyscale to tweak the  
warmth of the picture. Every viewer has a  
difference in preference as how the glow of  
the picture should be. Some prefer a little  
colder picture, some a warmer glow. The Tint  
function on your TV and the white bar can be  
used to control this. Adjust the Tint to the level  
where you feel the white color has the tone  
you prefer.  
I the performance of the color filter in your TV  
(with ”Video” signals), bar edges should show  
no vertical crawling dots. Here S-Video and  
RGB formats usually give no problems.  
With the grey scale and the black/white fields  
below the color bars the brightness and contrast  
of your screen can be adjusted optimally, see  
chapter ”TV Picture Adjustment” below.  
Contrast adjustment:  
1. Adjust the contrast on your TV until you see a  
bright white bar in the right low corner of the  
screen and a deep dark black bar at the left.  
The optimal contrast setting will depend from  
your preference and the surrounding light in  
the TV room.  
Color Bars  
Grey Scale  
2. If the brightness of the white bar will no more  
increase while turning up the contrast or when  
the borders of the white ”harman/kardon” text  
letters on top will bloom (overlight) into the  
black areas, what drasticly will decrease the  
sharpness of the script, then the Contrast has  
been turned up too much. Reduce the contrast  
until these effects will disappear and the video  
still looks realistic.  
100%  
Black/White  
fields  
3. If you are watching TV with a usual surround-  
ing daylight, adjust the Contrast so that a nor-  
mal video picture has about the same looking  
as the surroundings in your room. By that way  
the eye is relazed when watching the TV pic-  
ture. This contrast setting may be reduced  
when the surrounding light is dimmed, usually  
improving the sharpness of a video a lot  
thereby.  
4. The grey scale in the middle line needs to have  
the same clear difference between each bar as  
before the contrast adjustment. If not, go back  
to the brightness adjustment and repeat step 3  
and then the contrast adjustments, making  
only minor adjustments each time for  
optimisation.  
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Playing DVD Discs  
The invalid symbol Ø appears on the screen  
when you press a button that doesn’t have any  
function. To make the Status Bar disappear from  
the screen, press STATUS or CLEAR on the  
remote control.  
Using the Status Bar  
Selecting a Chapter  
Because DVD discs use digital technology, a title  
can be divided into individual chapters (similar to  
tracks on a CD). You can press PROG on the  
remote to see the numbers of chapters of each  
individual title on a disc (below the ”Chapter”  
icon) after the disc was read and player is in Stop  
or Resume mode. To escape from the program  
menu, move the cursor to the DONE box and  
press ENTER.  
The on-screen Status Bar contains many playback  
features. To see the Status Bar Banner, press  
STATUS on the remote while a disc is playing.  
Use the ARROW buttons on the remote to move  
through the different features in the Status Bar.  
Each feature is illustrated with an icon.  
Selecting a Title  
Some discs contain more than one title. For  
example, intros and ”making of” often are divid-  
ed into several titles. You can press PROG on the  
remote to view the number of titles recorded on  
a disc (in parentheses below the ”Title” icon)  
after a disc was read and the player is in Stop or  
Resume mode. To return to the normal display  
move the cursor to the DONE box and press  
ENTER.  
Use the ARROW buttons on the remote to high-  
light an icon in the Banner. When an icon is  
highlighted, press ENTER on the remote to select  
it (not needed with TITLE and CHAPTER) and to  
change it (see below).  
You can skip to a specific chapter by using the  
Chapter section in the Status Bar:  
1. While a disc is in stop, resume or play mode,  
press STATUS button on the remote.  
Note: When a CD or VCD is played, a different  
Status Bar will appear, see page 25.  
2. Press the ARROW (  
N
or  
M) on the remote  
until the Chapter icon is highlighted.  
TITLE  
I
BOOKMARK  
I
V-MODE  
I
To select a specific title use the Title section in  
the Status Bar:  
3. Use the ARROW (KL) buttons to select a  
chapter number, or use the NUMBER (0~9)  
buttons on the remote to enter the chapter  
number. The selected chapter will be played at  
once after the last chapter number is entered.  
T
1
C
3
I
MARK  
OFF  
T-ELAPSED  
00:00:17  
V
0
1. During disc stop, resume or play mode, press  
STATUS on the remote.  
I
CHAPTER  
TIME  
2. Press the appropriate ARROW button(s) on the  
remote to highlight the Title icon.  
(when Status Bar appears, this icon will just be  
highlighted).  
Note:  
Title: The number shown indicates the number  
of the title that is currently playing.  
I The Chapter feature won’t work if the disc  
isn’t formatted with separate chapters.  
3. Use the ARROW (KL) buttons to select a  
title number, or use the NUMBER button(s) on  
the remote to enter the title number.  
The selected title will be played at once after  
the last title number was entered.  
Chapter: The number shown indicates the  
number of the chapter that is currently playing.  
Bookmarks: Highlight this area and press the  
Enter Button to mark or go to previously book-  
marked locations on a disc.  
Note:  
Time: This item displays the time in DVD mode.  
Highlight this area and press the ARROW  
I Some discs only have one title.  
(KL) step by step, for time as follows:  
T-ELAPSED (title elapsed time) - T-REMAIN (title  
remaining time) - C-ELAPSED (chapter elapsed  
time) - C-REMAIN (chapter remaining time). If  
you press ENTER, the player displays SET TIME.  
You can enter the starting time from which you  
wish the disc to play with the numeric buttons,  
then press ENTER or PLAY to start playback from  
the selected point on the disc, as long as  
permitted by the disc´s structure otherwise the  
prohibit icon will appear.  
V-Mode: Some DVD discs currently available  
contain a video data inconsistency resulting in an  
unwanted screen artifact. This can occur during  
video standard conversion as from NTSC to PAL.  
To overcome these artifacts select the ”V” field  
on the far right side of the Status Bar, then  
change the setting from 0 to either 1 or 2 until  
the artifacts disappear (for more details see ”TV  
Standard, page 16).  
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Playing DVD Discs  
Using Bookmarks  
Changing the Audio Track  
Changing the Camera Angle  
Bookmarks are a feature of the DVD 21 that  
allows you to mark up to nine different points on  
a disc and to quickly return to those points later.  
The Bookmarks feature works on both DVD and  
CD discs.  
A special feature of the DVD format is its  
capability of showing more than one view, or  
camera angle, of the same scene. This feature  
enables you to become the director, selecting the  
view of a scene that you wish. Note, however,  
that this feature does not appear on many discs  
and, when it does appear, it will typically be for  
only certain scenes and not for the entire disc’s  
program.  
Please remember you can only access the various  
Audio Track, Subtitle, Angle and Repeat Displays  
when playing a disc. Also, each Banner Display  
feature is only available if the disc was created  
with that particular feature (i.e., if you select the  
Subtitle icon, you won’t be able to change the  
subtitle language unless the author of the disc  
created the disc with subtitles).  
To Enter a Bookmark, Follow These Steps:  
1. While a disc is playing, press STATUS on the  
remote.  
DVD discs may contain a variety of audio tracks,  
including foreign languages, special commen-  
taries, descriptive video for the sight impaired,  
and various digital formats. In normal play, the  
unit will always look for the default setting for  
the audio track, but you may change the audio  
track at any time using the AUDIO button on the  
remote control.  
2. Use the ARROW (  
the Mark icon is highlighted and press ENTER,  
the Bookmark menu appears.  
M
or  
N) on the remote until  
To see if a disc contains multiple angles, check  
the disc’s cover or jacket. When the DVD´s title or  
chapter played currently does contain scenes with  
multiple angles, the multi-angle symbol in the  
upper right corner of the front panel display will  
flash. The multi-angle feature is only available  
when this symbol is flashing.  
3. Move the cursor with the ARROW (  
SET line. When you reach the scene you want  
to mark, press ENTER.  
L) to the  
When the multi-angle symbol flashes, you can  
press ANGLE on the remote control. The Angle  
display will appear with the number of the  
camera angle currently being viewed and the  
total number of angles on the disc.  
While playing a disc, press AUDIO on the remote  
control once to see the Audio display with the  
current audio language and format. Press  
repeatedly to select other languages and/or audio  
formats.  
4. To add any mark, move the cursor with the  
ARROW (  
already), then move it to any free frame with  
the ARROW ( ) and press ENTER when the  
L) to the ”SET” line (if not so  
Press ANGLE again to change camera angle.  
There can be up to 9 different camera angles for  
a scene.  
N
scene you want to mark is reached.  
5. Press STATUS or move the cursor to EXIT (far  
right) and press ENTER to return to the Banner  
Display or press CLEAR on the remote to make  
the Status Bar disappear from the screen.  
Notes :  
I The audio feature only works if the disc was  
created with multiple audio tracks.  
Recalling a Bookmarked Scene:  
1. While playing a disc, press STATUS on the  
remote, the Status Bar appears.  
I Some DVD's do not not allow direct selection  
of audio during playback. Instead, you must  
use the audio set-up section of the disc menu.  
2. Press the ARROW (  
M
or  
N) on the remote,  
until the Mark icon is highlighted.  
I When you choose an audio language with the  
Audio button on the remote control, you only  
override the audio language setting in the  
DVD Player’s main menu (Audio menu within  
Setup menu) temporarily.  
3. Press ENTER.  
4. The cursor automatically will highlight the first  
mark in the ”JUMP” line of the Bookmark  
menu.  
Changing the Subtitle Language  
DVD discs may contain a variety of subtitles. In  
normal play, the unit will always look for the  
default setting for the subtitle language, but you  
may temporarily change that language at any  
time using the SUBTITLE button on the remote.  
5. Use the ARROW (  
select the bookmarked scene you want to acti-  
vate.  
M
or  
N) on the remote to  
6. Press ENTER to go to the bookmark.  
While playing a disc, press SUBTITLE on the  
remote control once to see the Subtitle display  
with the current subtitle language. Press  
repeatedly to select other subtitle languages.  
7. Press STATUS or move the cursor to EXIT (far  
right) and press ENTER to return to the Status  
Bar. To make the Status Bar disappear from the  
screen, press CLEAR on the remote.  
Note: If all 9 bookmarks are in use, you can still  
mark new scenes, but the previous bookmarks  
will be erased.  
Clearing a Bookmark  
Notes :  
The bookmarks are cleared each time a disc is  
removed from the player or when the power is  
turned off completely (not to Standby only).  
I The subtitle feature only works if the disc was  
created with subtitles.  
I Some DVDs force the player to bring up  
subtitles to the screen even if OFF was  
selected. This is no failure of the unit but the  
intention of the disc´s author.  
You may also clear all bookmarks by moving the  
cursor to ”CANCELand pressing ENTER.  
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Playing DVD Discs  
A-B Repeat Play  
Repeat Play  
The DVD 21 offers three repeat functions that  
allow you to take advantage of the capacity of  
the unit for unattended playback:  
Zoom Playback  
The Repeat A-B function allows you to select any  
portion of a DVD and have it repeat continually  
until the unit is manually stopped.  
The DVD 21’s advanced digital video processing  
circuits include a Zoom feature that allows you to  
enlarge the image for closer examination of the  
picture.  
To initiate a Repeat A-B playback sequence,  
follow these steps while a disc is playing:  
I Repeat Title: For DVD discs only, this mode  
repeats the title currently being played until  
the disc is manually stopped, in the front  
panel display REPEAT and ALL CHAPTER will  
light up.  
Four steps of enlargement are available. You can  
zoom in on the picture by pressing ZOOM on the  
remote repeatedly while a disc is playing or  
paused. Press through each of the zoom stages  
to return to normal image size.  
1. While a disc is playing, press A-B on the  
remote when you want to choose a scene as  
the beginning point, the Repeat A- Display  
appears.  
I Repeat Chapter: Repeats the DVD chapter  
currently being played until the disc is  
manually stopped, in the front panel display  
REPEAT and 1 CHAPTER will light up.  
Note that some discs do not allow the use of the  
Zoom feature. In addition, Zoom may not operate  
on some disc menus and on subtitles.  
2. Press A-B again to choose a scene as the end  
point. Repeat A-B setting is done, A-B section  
will be played continuously.  
I Repeat A-B: Repeats any selected portion of  
the disc until the disc is manually stopped.  
Information Menus  
The DVD 21 has the capability to give you an  
on-screen-overview about various informations  
on the DVD, CD or VCD currently playing or all  
important player settings made, only by the press  
of one button and without having to stop the  
playback mode.  
To select any repeat mode, follow this way:  
3. Press A-B on the remote again to cancel  
repeat A-B mode.  
1. While a disc is playing, press REPEAT on the  
remote, the Repeat Display appears, showing  
the repeat mode currently activated.  
4. To make the menu disappear from the screen,  
press CLEAR on the remote or wait a few  
seconds.  
While the disc is playing press the INFO button  
on the remote once for detailed informations on  
the disc playing like Disc Type, Video and Audio  
Bit rate, Movie aspect ratio, Audio resolution and  
others. Press INFO again to get an compact  
overview about all basic player settings made  
and further informations like Digital Audio format  
currently playing ("Audio Output Format") and  
the maximum Audio Resolution enabled by the  
player (24 Bits).  
Note: The A-B Repeat range may cover several  
titles or chapters as long as the DVD´s control  
system does not force the unit to return to any  
DVD menu in between.  
2. Access the Repeat modes and their  
appropriate menus in the following order by  
pressing REPEAT on the remote repeatedly  
until the desired function is displayed.  
REPEAT CHAPTER REPEAT TITLE REPEAT  
OFF.  
3. To make the menu disappear from the screen,  
press CLEAR on the remote or wait a few  
seconds.  
Press the button again to delete those  
Information menus. Note that transport functions  
will not work as long as any menu is on the  
screen.  
I To stop any Repeat Play function and continue  
normal play, press the Repeat Button until the  
Repeat Off menu appears in the on-screen  
display or all Repeat Indicators in the Front  
Information Display go out.  
I Repeat Play may be stopped by pressing the  
Stop Button twice.  
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Programmed Play with DVD  
I To start playback of a previously selected  
program while a disc is playing normally, press  
PROG. The program will play and the PROG  
indicator in the front display will light.  
4. Select ADD and press ENTER. Selected  
Title/Chapter will be inserted.  
Program Play  
Programmed play allows you to select any track,  
title or chapter from a DVD in the DVD 21 for  
playback in a specific order. This type of program-  
ming is particularly useful for parties or other sit-  
uations where you want continuous playback of  
specific selections for a long period of time. To  
program the disc in the DVD player for playback,  
follow these steps:  
Delete a Title/Chapter  
1. To delete any programmed Title/Chapter, press  
ARROW (  
N
or  
M) on the remote to move the  
cursor (highlight) to the Playlist, in the same  
moment the DELETE box left of the list will be  
greyed out (is selected automatically).  
Program Edit  
1. In Stop or Resume mode, press PROG on the  
remote, Program Edit Display appears.  
2. Press ARROW (  
K
or  
L) to select the  
Title/Chapter to be deleted. When it is selected,  
press ENTER, the selected Title/Chapter will be  
deleted. Note that the next value in the list will  
replace the deleted one and will be selected  
automatically.  
I When you finish adding values to Playlist and  
want to return to normal play mode, select  
DONE and press ENTER on the remote.  
Cancel Program Play  
Program Play will be canceled:  
I The program can be deleted completely by  
moving the cursor to the top of the play list,  
and pressing ENTER for each value  
programmed or by turning the unit off  
(completely, not to Standby only) or opening  
the tray (see chapter ”Cancel Program Play”  
below)  
1. When you open the tray; this will delete the  
complete program.  
2. When you press STOP twice from the play  
mode. Then the PROG indicator will disappear  
from display and the player will stop and  
return to normal mode, but the program will  
remain in memory and can be recalled by  
pressing PROG again.  
I If there is no programmed Title/Chapter on the  
playlist, the above Display appears when you  
press PROG. The numbers below the TITLE and  
CHAPTER icons indicate the number of Titles  
on the disc and Chapters on any title selected.  
Insert Title/Chapter  
Inserting titles or chapters is possible only if titles  
or chapters are already programmed on the  
playlist and will change the order of playback.  
3. To cancel Program play while a program is  
playing, simply press PROG. Normal playback  
will resume and the PROG indicator will turn  
off. To return to program play from normal  
play, simply press PROG, the program will be  
played at once.  
1. Press PROG on the remote to insert  
Title/Chapter, Program Edit Display appears,  
with all titles/chapters programmed listed in  
the playlist.  
2. Select specific Title by pressing ARROW (  
K
or  
L
), then press ARROW ( ) or ENTER to  
N
highlight ”Chapter. You can also select a title  
directly by entering its number with NUMBER  
(0~9) keys.  
Check a Program without Screen  
2. To insert Title/Chapter, move cursor to Playlist  
To check the contents of a Playlist using the Front  
Panel Information Display only rather than the  
on-screen display, follow these steps:  
Then press ARROW (  
K
or  
L) on the remote  
3. Select chapter in the same way as above, after  
the title containing the chapter was selected.  
The number of chapters, contained in each title  
selected, is indicated in parentheses under the  
”Chapter” box. When chapter is selected press  
ARROW (N) or ENTER then ADD will be  
highlighted automatically. Press ENTER to add  
selected chapter onto Playlist.  
to select location where you want to insert a  
Title/Chapter. It will be inserted above the  
location selected.  
1. Activate the program play mode, if not so  
already, the PROG indicator in the front panel  
display must light. Then press STOP once  
(Resume mode).  
3. Move cursor to TITLE icon and select title and  
chapter to be inserted as described in the  
chapter Program Edit above. The location  
where any new selections will be inserted  
remains highlighted.  
2. Press the CHECK Button. The first item  
programmed will be displayed.  
4. You can select maximum 50 items by repeating  
steps 2 and 3.  
3. Press the CHECK Button again to step through  
each of the programmed items. The Program  
Sequence Number will appear on the far right  
side of the front Display and the title number  
on the left side (below TRACK).  
4. Press PLAY return to the programmed  
play mode.  
5. When you’ve completed program edit, select  
PLAY icon and then press ENTER on the  
remote or press PLAY on the remote to start  
program play. If you have completed program  
edit, but do not wish to play the program  
immediately, select DONE and then press  
ENTER on the remote, followed by PLAY to  
resume normal playback.  
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CD Playback  
Compatibility of Discs  
Audio CD Playback Features  
Using the Status Bar  
Before you load a disc, make sure that it is  
compatible with the player.  
When playing audio CD’s, your DVD player has  
the same features as a CD player, including track  
skip, repeat play and programmed playback. The  
on-screen Info Display, appearing when REPEAT  
or RANDOM is pressed (see page 27), and the  
Status Bar shown below, appearing automatically  
when the CD is played, let you choose various  
playback features.  
As soon as a CD is played the Status Bar will  
appear automatically. To delete it from screen,  
press STATUS or CLEAR on the remote, to re-  
access it, while the CD is playing, press STATUS  
again. In the Display some of the playback  
features are illustrated with an icon. To access a  
Note that the following discs CANNOT be used  
with this player.  
I Laserdisc  
feature, press the appropriate ARROW (  
M
or  
N)  
I Pure Data Disc without MP3  
I MiniDisc  
on the remote to highlight the icon. Each feature  
is described in the following page.  
Note:  
To Load and Play an Audio CD  
Make sure that you have properly connected the  
DVD player:  
TRACK  
I
TIME  
I
To see the Status Bar, you must turn on your TV  
and tune it to the appropriate Video Input  
Channel.  
TRACK  
1
MARK  
OFF  
T-ELAPSED  
00:00:17  
V
0
1. Press OPEN/CLOSE on the front of the DVD  
player or on the remote, the disc tray opens.  
I
BOOKMARK  
Information Menus  
With CDs you have the same access to Info  
Menus about the disc loaded (like disc type or  
Audio resolution) or the player settings as with  
DVDs, see page 23.  
2. Place a disc gently into the tray with the disc’s  
label facing up.  
Track: The number shown indicates the number  
of the track that is currently playing.  
3. Press PLAY to close the disc tray. The DVD  
player reads the disc’s table of contents and  
the disc starts to play.  
Bookmarks: Highlight this area and press enter  
to set or go to bookmarked locations on a disc.  
However with CD you must press the INFO  
button during Stop or Resume mode, not  
during Play.  
4. To search forward or reverse through the  
track, press SEARCH (forward/reverse) on the  
remote. To pause play, press PAUSE on the  
remote or on the front panel. To release the  
pause, press PAUSE or PLAY on remote or on  
front panel again.  
Time Display Type: This shows the type of time  
indication being shown: Time Elapsed or  
Remaining for the Current Track, Total Elapsed for  
the Disc, or Total Remaining for the Disc.  
5. Press STOP to stop playback.  
I All playback basics and transport functions are  
described in detail on page 15.  
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CD Playback  
NOTE: If all 9 bookmarks are in use, you can still  
mark new scenes, but the previous bookmarks  
will be erased.  
Selecting a Track  
Using Bookmarks  
1. During stop, resume or play mode, enter the  
track number directly with the NUMBER (0~9)  
buttons on the remote. The track selected will  
be played at once.  
Bookmarks are a feature of the DVD 21 that  
allows you to mark up to nine different points on  
a disc and to quickly return to those points later.  
The Bookmarks feature works on both DVD and  
CD discs.  
Clearing Bookmarks  
The bookmarks are cleared each time a disc is  
removed from the player or when the power is  
turned off completely (not to Standby only).  
2. Or press STATUS on the Remote to see the  
Status Bar on the screen if it’s not on already  
(as normally in play mode). Press ARROW (  
To Enter a Bookmark, Follow These Steps:  
1. While a disc is playing, press STATUS on the  
remote to see the Status Bar (if not already  
shown).  
You may also clear all bookmarks by moving the  
cursor to ”CANCELand pressing ENTER.  
M
or ) on the remote to highlight the Track No  
N
icon if not already highlighted (in play mode  
this icon is highlighted automatically). Enter  
the Track NUMBER (0~9) on the Remote to  
select Track No.  
Selecting Time Display  
The time display in the front panel display or at  
the right of the Status Bar can be selected too:  
2. Use the ARROW (  
M
or  
N) until the ”Mark”  
icon is highlighted and press ENTER, the  
Bookmark menu appears.  
I In all modes any CD-track (not with DVD) can  
be selected directly by entering its number  
with the NUMBER (0~9) buttons on the  
remote, no matter if the Status Bar is on or  
not.  
1. If Status Bar is on, press ARROW  
(M  
or  
N) on the remote to highlight the  
”Time” section.  
2. In normal operation the elapsed time of the  
track being played is displayed, the Status Bar  
reads T-ELAPSED.  
3. Move the cursor with the ARROW (  
"SET" line. When you reach the place on the  
disc you want to mark, press ENTER.  
K) to the  
I You can skip through tracks forward or  
backward by pressing the NEXT/PREV. buttons  
(track skip X / W) on the remote or SKIP  
(forward/reverse) on the front panel.  
4. To add marks, move the cursor with the  
TRACK  
I
TIME  
I
ARROW (  
there), then move the cursor to any free frame  
with the ARROW ( ). Press ENTER when the  
L) to the ”SET” line (if not already  
TRACK  
1
MARK  
OFF  
T-ELAPSED  
00:00:17  
V
0
I In stop mode the front display will show the  
number of tracks recorded on a CD (below the  
TRACK indicator) and the total time on disc.  
N
next place on disc you want to mark is  
reached.  
I
BOOKMARK  
5. Press STATUS or move the cursor to EXIT and  
press ENTER to return to the Status Bar or  
press CLEAR on the remote to make the  
Status Bar disappear from the screen.  
3. When the TIME section is highlighted, press  
ARROW ( ) to view time remaining on the  
track (T-REMAIN). Press again to view elapsed  
time of the disc (D-ELAPSED). Press again to  
view time remaining for the disc (D-REMAIN).  
K
Recalling a Bookmarked Scene:  
1. While playing a disc, press STATUS on the  
remote, the Status Bar appears.  
4. If you press ENTER while the TIME display is  
highlighted, the player displays SET TIME. With  
the NUMBER keys, you can enter an exact time  
from which you wish the disc to play, then  
press ENTER or PLAY to start playback from  
the selected point on the disc.  
2. Press the ARROW (N) on the remote, until the  
Mark icon is highlighted.  
3. Press ENTER.  
4. The cursor automatically will highlight the first  
mark in the ”JUMP” line of the Bookmark  
menu.  
I To change the front panel time display while a  
CD is playing without a TV screen, press  
ARROW (M) twice. Press ARROW (K)  
repeatedly to change time display: Track time  
elapsed - track time remaining - disc time  
elapsed - disc time remaining.  
5. Use the ARROW (  
select the bookmarked scene you want to acti-  
vate.  
M
or  
N) on the remote to  
6. Press ENTER to go to the bookmark.  
7. Press STATUS or move the cursor to EXIT  
(far right) and press ENTER to return to the  
Status Bar. To make the Status Bar disappear  
from the screen, press CLEAR on the remote.  
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CD Playback  
A-B Repeat Play  
Repeat Play  
With CDs the DVD 21 offers three repeat  
functions that allow you to take advantage of  
the capacity of the unit for unattended playback:  
Random Play  
The Repeat A-B function allows you to select any  
portion of a CD and have it repeat continually  
until the unit is manually stopped.  
The Random Play function will play all of the  
tracks on a CD in a random order as selected by  
the DVD 21. Once the disc has played all of the  
tracks, it will stop.  
To initiate a Repeat A-B playback sequence,  
follow these steps while a disc is playing:  
I Repeat Disc: Plays the complete disc  
repeatedly from start to finish until the disc is  
manually stopped. When that mode is  
selected, REPEAT ALL will appear in the front  
panel display.  
While the disc is in STOP, RESUME or PLAY  
mode, press RANDOM on the remote. The  
Random indicator lights in the front panel  
display and all tracks on the disc will be played  
in random order.  
1. While a disc is playing, press A-B on the  
remote when you want to choose a scene as  
the beginning point, the Repeat A- Display  
appears and REPEAT A - is indicated in the  
front panel display.  
I Repeat Track: Repeats the CD track  
currently being played until the disc is  
manually stopped. When that mode is  
selected, REPEAT 1 will light up in the front  
panel display above the TRACK indicator.  
Note: RANDOM can be canceled when the  
DVD player is in Play mode by pressing  
RANDOM; the player will continue to play  
normally. Note that Random cannot be canceled  
during Resume mode by pressing RANDOM  
again, this should be done during play.  
RANDOM will also be canceled when you return  
to Stop mode by pressing STOP twice.  
2. Press A-B again to choose a scene as the end  
point, REPEAT A - B will appear on the screen  
and the front panel display. Repeat A-B is set  
and the A-B section will be played  
continuously.  
I Repeat A-B: Repeats any selected portion of  
the disc until the disc is manually stopped.  
To select any repeat mode, follow this way:  
1. While a disc is playing, press REPEAT on the  
remote, the Repeat Display appears, showing  
the repeat mode currently activated.  
3. Press A-B on the remote again so that the  
REPEAT A-B indicators delete and REPEAT  
OFF appears on the screen to cancel repeat  
A-B mode and to play on in normal mode.  
4. To make the menu disappear from the screen,  
press CLEAR on the remote or wait a few  
seconds.  
2. Access the Repeat modes and their  
appropriate menus in the following order by  
pressing REPEAT on the remote repeatedly  
until the desired function is displayed.  
REPEAT TRACK REPEAT DISC REPEAT  
OFF  
Note: The A-B Repeat range may cover several  
tracks on the CD.  
3. To make the menu disappear from the screen,  
press CLEAR on the remote or wait a few  
seconds.  
I To cancel any Repeat Play function and to  
continue with normal play, press the Repeat  
Button until the Repeat Off menu appears in  
the on-screen display or the REPEAT Indicator  
in the Front Information Display goes out.  
I Repeat Play may be stopped and canceled by  
pressing the Stop Button twice.  
I With CD, all repeat modes are available also  
with Program play (see page 28). If Repeat All  
is selected with Program play, the complete  
program will be repeated rather than the disc.  
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Delete tracks  
1. To delete any programmed track while the  
Program Edit Display is on the screen, press  
Cancel Program Play  
Program Play will be canceled:  
Program Play  
Programmed play allows you to select any track,  
from a CD for playback in a specific order. This  
type of programming is particularly useful for  
parties or other situations where you want  
continuous playback of specific selections for a  
long period of time. To program the disc in the  
DVD 21 for playback, follow these steps:  
1. When you open the tray; this will delete the  
complete program.  
ARROW (  
N
or  
M) on the remote to move the  
cursor (highlight) to the Playlist.  
2. When you turn Power off completely (by the  
Main Power On/Off button), this also will  
delete the complete program.  
2. Press ARROW ( or ) to select the track  
K
L
to be deleted. When it is selected press ENTER,  
the selected track will be deleted. Note that  
the next value in the list will replace the delet-  
ed one and will be selected automatically.  
3. When you press STOP twice from the play  
mode. Then the PROG indicator will disappear  
from display and the player will stop and  
return to normal mode, but the program will  
remain in memory and can be recalled by  
pressing PROGRAM.  
Program Edit  
1. In Stop or Resume mode, press PROG on the  
remote, Program Edit Display appears.  
I The program can be deleted completely by  
moving the cursor to the top of the playlist,  
and pressing ENTER for each track value pro-  
grammed or by turning the unit off completely  
(by the Main Power On/Off button) or opening  
the tray (see chapter ”Cancel Program Play”  
below)  
4. To cancel Program play while a program is  
playing and return to normal play, press PROG.  
The PROG indicator in the front display will  
turn off and the unit will turn to normal play  
mode.  
Insert Tracks  
Inserting tracks is possible only if tracks are  
already programmed on the playlist and will  
change the order of playback.  
Checking the Program without Screen  
To check the contents of a Playlist using the Front  
Panel Information Display only rather than the  
on-screen display, follow these steps:  
1. Press PROG on the remote to insert a track,  
Program Edit Display appears.  
I If there is no programmed Track on the playlist,  
the above Display appears when you press  
PROGRAM. The number below the TRACK icon  
indicates the number of tracks on the disc.  
1. Activate the program play mode, if not so  
already, so that the PROG indicator in the front  
panel display will light. Then press STOP once  
(Resume mode).  
2. Move cursor to Playlist and press ARROW  
(KorL) on the remote to select location  
where you want to insert a track. It will be  
inserted above the location selected.  
2. Select specific track by pressing ARROW (  
K
or ). Then press ENTER once, ADD will be  
L
2. Press the CHECK Button. The first track number  
programmed will be displayed.  
3. Move cursor to TRACK icon and select and add  
the track to be inserted as described in the  
chapter Program Edit above. The location  
where any new selections will be inserted  
remains highlighted by a grey background.  
highlighted automatically. You can also select a  
track directly by entering its number with  
NUMBER (0~9) keys. Then press ENTER to add  
selected track to the playlist.  
3.Press the CHECK button again to step through  
each of the programmed tracks. The Program  
location Number will appear on the far right  
side of the front Display and the track number  
on the left side.  
4. Press PLAY to delete the check-indication and  
return to programmed play mode.  
3. You can select maximum 50 tracks by repeat-  
ing step 2.  
I When you finish adding values to Playlist and  
want to return to normal play mode, select  
DONE and press ENTER on the remote.  
4. When you have completed program edit, select  
PLAY icon and then press ENTER on the  
remote or press PLAY on the remote to start  
program play. If you do not wish to play the  
program immediately, select DONE, then press  
ENTER followed by PLAY to resume normal  
playback.  
I To listen to a previously edited program during  
normal disc playback, press PROG. The pro-  
gram will play and the PROG indicator in the  
front display will light.  
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MP3 Playback  
The DVD 21 is rare among DVD players in that it  
is able to playback discs recorded with MP3 files.  
This means that you may enjoy the latest music  
using discs created in your computer through the  
high quality audio components in your home  
the-ater system. As the way that MP3 files are  
recorded on discs differs from the way  
conventional CD audio discs are structured, MP3  
playback is some-what different from standard  
CDs.  
During MP3 playback some of the standard  
CD/DVD playback controls operate in their nor-  
mal fashion:  
Programmed Playback with MP3 Discs  
The DVD 21 is capable of creating playlists up to  
60 tracks long with the MP3 files on a properly  
recorded disc. To create a playback list for MP3  
titles, follow these steps:  
I You may skip forward to the next track on the  
disc by pressing the NEXT button.  
Step 1: Load a compatible MP3 disc, the MP3  
Playlist Editor will appear on the screen.  
I You may skip back to the current or previous  
track on the disc by pressing the PREVIOUS  
button once or twice.  
Step 2: Use the ARROW (KorL) buttons to  
select the directory and the first track to be  
programmed, as described above, and press the  
PROG button. Note that the track name will now  
appear on the right side of the screen.  
I Press the PAUSE button to momentarily stop  
playback. Press PLAY to resume play. Press  
STOP twice to turn to stop mode.  
Important Note on MP3 Playback: MP3  
discs may contain 200 tracks or even more. To  
get the best overview about all tracks on the disc  
and their names and to select or program them  
comfortably use the on-screen-display rather  
than the front panel display. The front panel  
display will only show the number and the  
elapsed time of the track being played.  
I You may search through tracks forward or  
reverse by pressing the appropriate SEARCH  
buttons on the remote.  
Step 3: Repeat the step above until all desired  
tracks are added to the playlist.  
Step 4: To remove a track from the playlist, first  
I You may play an MP3 disc in random mode as  
a normal CD, see page 27. The Playlist Editor  
menu will appear and the PLAY LIST on the  
right will show the order in which the tracks  
will be played. To play all tracks in random  
order move the cursor to the track in that Play  
List you want to be played at first and press  
ENTER or PLAY.  
press the ARROW (  
highlight bar moves to the right side of the  
screen. Use the ARROW ( or ) buttons to  
M
or  
N) buttons so that the  
K
L
MP3 Disc Playback  
highlight the track to be deleted and press the  
CLEAR button.  
After an MP3 disc is loaded and the tray closed,  
the DVD player will read the table of contents  
(TOC). At the same time a listing of all the direc-  
tories on the disc (if disc was made with several  
directories) and of all tracks within the root  
directory on the disc will appear on the video  
screen similar to the figure below. When any of  
the tracks is selected and played (see below), the  
name and elapsed time of the track currently  
played is dis-played on top. Note that the right  
side of the screen will initially be blank, as that is  
used for programming playlists for MP3  
play-back.  
Step 5: To clear all the tracks in the playlist, press  
the ARROW (  
M
or  
N) buttons until the CLEAR  
ALL box at the bottom of the right side of the  
screen is highlighted and press the ENTER but-  
ton.  
Note that all other buttons and the numeric  
buttons will have no function with MP3  
playback, except PROG and CLEAR, needed for  
the programmed playback, see below.  
Step 6: To play the tracks on the list, press the  
ARROW (  
playlist and select the first track to be played  
with the ARROW ( or ) buttons, then press  
N) button to move the cursor to the  
NOTES ON MP3 PLAYBACK  
I During MP3 playback the front panel display  
and the time indicator on the screen on top of  
the list will show the elapsed time of the track  
being played. Other time display options are  
not available with MP3 playback.  
K
L
PLAY. All tracks on the list will be played one  
after another, starting with the track selected.  
While any track is played its number and elapsed  
time will be indicated on front and screen and  
the name of the track on top of the screen too.  
You can skip to another programmed track with  
the NEXT and PREVIOUS buttons any time or by  
selecting a track from the playlist and pressing  
ENTER or PLAY.  
I The DVD 21 is only compatible with standard  
MP3-encoded discs. Other compressed audio  
formats used for Internet audio downloads  
will not play on the DVD 21.  
I Due to the differences in various versions of  
the MP3 format, and the many differences  
between the CD-R machines used to record  
MP3 discs on a computer, it is possible that  
some MP3 discs may not play on the DVD 21  
even though they will work on a computer.  
This is normal and does not indicate a fault  
with the unit.  
Once a playlist is created, it will remain available  
as long as the disc is not changed or the power  
turned off. You may play any track on the disc,  
not only of the program created, without erasing  
the playlist by pressing the ARROW (  
M
or  
N)  
To select a directory (if any), press the L/M  
ARROW buttons until the desired directory name  
is highlighted, then press ENTER. To select a  
track, press the L/M ARROW buttons until the  
desired track name is highlighted. If the list of  
tracks is longer than will fit on the screen, press  
buttons to return the high-light bar to the left  
side of the screen and selecting the track and  
pressing ENTER or PLAY.  
I When a multisession disc with both standard  
CD audio and MP3 content is in use, the  
DVD 21 will play only the CD audio sections of  
the disc. Tracknumber of MP3 tracks will be  
visible on the display, but the files will not be  
decoded.  
the  
M
ARROW button to move the cursor to the  
“+10“ or “-10“ box on the left and press ENTER  
to shift the track numbers listed for +10 or -10.  
Then press the  
list.  
N
ARROW button to return to the  
I When an MP3 disc with multiple directories is  
playing, only tracks from one directory can be  
displayed and played at a time. Select the  
desired directory and press Play to start the  
first track. To see and play tracks from other  
directories, at first you must select that  
To start the track selected on the list press ENTER  
or PLAY.  
directory, then select the track and press PLAY.  
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VCD Playback  
VCD Playback  
Using the Status Bar for VCD Playback  
When playing VCD discs it is possible to access  
the disc’s features using the on screen Status Bar  
as shown for CD playback on page 25. Press the  
STATUS button on the remote to see the Status  
Bar. Note, however, that when the PBC is on,  
some features may be not available with that  
VCD.  
VCD discs made with PBC often include chapter  
selection menus that are similar to those found  
on DVD’s. However, on VCD discs the disc menu  
(if VCD was created with any menu) is accessed  
and controlled differently than on DVD’s.  
VCD is a format that predates DVD which is  
based on a different compression format than  
DVD and a recording method that is similar to  
CD. Although the DVD has, for the most part,  
replaced VCD as a format, the DVD 21 offers  
VCD playback so that you may play your existing  
library of VCD discs.  
I PLAY will start with the first track (which may  
be an intro), then leading to the VCD menu  
(if any) automatically.  
There are two versions of the VCD format: an  
early version which is simply called ”VCD” and a  
later version with Playback Control which is  
called ”Version 2.0” or ”PBC”. The DVD 21 is  
compatible with both forms of VCD, although  
playback will vary according to which version is  
used and the specific way in which the disc was  
created.  
I NEXT (Skip Forward) will skip to the VCD  
menu from the intro (track 1) directly.  
TRACK  
I
TIME  
I
TRACK  
1
MARK  
OFF  
T-ELAPSED  
00:00:17  
V
0
I Once the menu options appear on the screen,  
make your selection by pressing the Numeric  
Button that corresponds to your desired  
choice. The desired selection will begin playing  
automatically.  
I
I
BOOKMARK  
V-MODE  
Use of functions when the PBC is on will vary  
according to the disc type. With some VCD discs  
you may select the Bookmark feature, with  
others not. Note that when red PBC indicator  
lights up in the front display it is not possible to  
change track numbers directly.  
I Direct number entry without any VCD menu  
shown on screen has no effect, also when the  
Status Bar is on.  
Even though VCD discs provide video, because  
the format is based on CD technology, the play-  
back functions for a VCD disc are similar to CD.  
To play a VCD disc, place it in the DVD player as  
you would do with any other CD or DVD disc.  
The unit takes a few seconds to read the disc’s  
contents, the VCD Disc Type and the red PBC  
indicators in the front panel display will light and  
the disc will begin playing. However, keep in  
mind that the exact level of functionality for any  
VCD will vary widely and it is ultimately  
I When PBC is on MENU will have the same  
function as with DVDs, making the player  
return to the latest disc menu. When PBC is  
off, pressing MENU will turn the PBC on and  
the disc will be played from the beginning.  
Depending on the disc’s functionality, some VCD  
discs allow the time display to be changed, even  
when the Playback Control (PBC) is on, as  
described for CD on page 26 .  
SVCD Playback  
SVCDs can be played and controled in the same  
way as described with VCDs above.  
Playback Control  
determined by the way the disc was created, not  
by the DVD player, particulary if the disc has been  
created under VCD Version 2.0 with Playback  
Control (see right side of that page).  
VCD discs made under the Revision 2.0  
specifi-cation will usually offer PBC playback  
control.  
When they are loaded the VCD indicator will turn  
on in the front panel too, but when the INFO  
button is pressed the Disc Information Menu will  
read SVCD for DISC TYPE.  
Note that the PBC indicator in the front display  
will turn on automatically with any VCD, when  
the disc is played.  
When playing VCD discs, most standard DVD/CD  
playback controls are used, including Play, Stop,  
Pause, Resume, Track Skip Forward and Reverse,  
Slow Forward, Step Forward and Fast Forward or  
Reverse Search. The functions Slow Reverse, Step  
Reverse are not available with VCDs.  
I Due to the differences in various versions of  
the SVCD format, and the many differences  
between the CD-R machines used to record  
SVCD discs on a computer, it is possible that  
some SVCD discs may not play on the DVD 21  
even though they will work on a computer.  
This is normal and does not indicate a fault  
with the unit.  
PBC can be turned off/on in play mode by press-  
ing the TITLE button on the remote control. When  
PBC is turned on, the disc will be played from the  
beginning, when PBC is turned off the disc will  
continue playing and the following message will  
appear on the screen:  
Note that also with VCDs you have the same  
access to detailed informations on the disc  
playing or on current player setting as with DVDs  
by pressing the INFO button on the remote once  
or twice during playback. See chapter  
"Information Menus" on page 23.  
With PBC you can select Titles and navigate the  
disc as with DVD’s. But the access to some  
functions may be prohibited by the PBC playback  
control, in that case the prohibit icon will appear  
on screen.  
When the PBC is turned off, the disc can be con-  
trolled like a normal CD. But direct track access  
by entering a number is not possible without  
opening the Status Bar on the screen.  
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Troubleshooting Guide  
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE  
SYMPTOM  
POSSIBLE CAUSE  
SOLUTION  
Unit does not turn on  
• Main Power Switch  
• No AC power  
0
turned Off  
• Press in Main Power Switch  
• Check AC power plug and make certain any switched  
outlet is turned on  
0
Disc does not play  
• Disc loaded improperly  
• Incorrect disc type  
• Load disc label-side up, note to align the disc with the guides  
and place it in its proper position.  
• Check to see that disc is CD, CD-R, CD-RW, VCD, DVD+RW,  
DVD+R, DVD-R and DVD-RW (standard conforming) or  
DVD-Movie; other types will not play  
• Invalid Region Code  
• Use Region 2 disc only  
• Rating is above parental preset  
• Enter password to override or change rating settings,  
see page 18  
No picture  
No sound  
• Intermittent connections  
• Wrong Input  
• Check all video connections  
• Check input selection of TV or receiver.  
• Intermittent connections  
• Check all audio connections  
• Incorrect digital audio selection  
• DVD disc is in fast or slow mode  
• Surround receiver not compatible  
with 96 kHz PCM audio  
• Check digital audio settings  
• There is no audio playback on DVD discs during fast or slow modes  
• Use analog audio outputs.  
Picture is distorted or jumps during  
fast forward or reverse play  
• MPEG-2 decoding  
• It is a normal artifact of DVD playback for pictures  
to jump or show some distortion during rapid play  
Some remote buttons do not operate  
during DVD play, Prohibited symbol ”  
appears (see below)  
• Function not permitted at this time  
• With most DVDs some functions are not permitted at certain  
times (e.g. Track Skip) or not at all (e.g. direct Audio track  
selection).  
The OSD menu is in a foreign language  
• Incorrect Display language  
• Change Display language selection, see page 19  
Symbol Appears  
• Requested function not available at  
this time  
• Certain functions may be disabled by the DVD itself during  
passages of a disc  
Picture is displayed in the  
wrong Aspect Ratio  
• Incorrect match of aspect ratio settings  
to disc  
• Change Aspect Ratio settings, see page 17  
• Unit is not connected to TV with a Scart • To make TVs turn automatically to 16:9 mode they must  
connector.  
be conneted to the player via Scart.  
Remote control inoperative  
Disc will not copy to VCR  
• Weak batteries  
• Sensor is blocked  
• Change both batteries  
• Clear path to sensor or use remote sensor  
• Macrovision protection  
• Many DVDs are encoded with Macrovision  
to prevent copying to VCR  
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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. See page 18 for more information on entering language codes.  
Language  
Code  
Language  
Code  
Language  
Code  
Abkhazian  
Afar  
Afrikaans  
Albanian  
Ameharic  
Arabic  
Armenian  
Assamese  
Aymara  
Azerbaijani  
Bashkir  
6566  
6565  
6570  
8381  
6577  
6582  
7289  
6583  
6588  
6590  
6665  
6985  
6678  
6890  
6672  
6673  
6682  
6671  
7789  
6669  
7577  
6765  
9072  
6779  
7282  
6783  
6865  
7876  
6978  
6979  
6984  
7079  
7074  
7073  
7082  
7089  
7176  
7565  
6869  
6976  
7576  
7178  
7185  
7265  
7387  
7273  
Hungarian  
Icelandic  
Indonesian  
Interlingua  
Interlingue  
Iunpiak  
7285  
7383  
7378  
7365  
7369  
7375  
7165  
7384  
7465  
7487  
7578  
7583  
7575  
8287  
7589  
8278  
7579  
7585  
7679  
7665  
7686  
7678  
7684  
7775  
7771  
7783  
7776  
7784  
7773  
7782  
7779  
7778  
7865  
7869  
7879  
7967  
7982  
7977  
8065  
8083  
7065  
8076  
8084  
8185  
8277  
8279  
Russian  
Samoan  
Sangho  
Sanskrit  
Scots Gaelic  
Serbian  
Servo-Groatian  
Sesotho  
Setswana  
Shona  
8285  
8377  
8371  
8365  
7168  
8382  
8372  
8384  
8478  
8378  
8368  
8373  
8383  
8375  
8376  
8379  
6983  
8385  
8387  
8386  
8476  
8471  
8465  
8484  
8469  
8472  
6679  
8473  
8479  
8483  
8482  
8475  
8487  
8575  
8582  
8590  
8673  
8679  
6789  
8779  
8872  
7473  
8979  
9085  
Irish  
Italian  
Japanese  
Javanese  
Kannada  
Kashmiri  
Kazakh  
Kinyarwanda  
Kirghiz  
Kirundi  
Korean  
Kurdish  
Laothian  
Latin  
Latvian, Lettish  
Lingala  
Lithuanian  
Macedonian  
Malagsy  
Malay  
Malayalam  
Maltese  
Maori  
Marathi  
Moldavian  
Mongolian  
Naru  
Nepali  
Norwegian  
Occitan  
Oriya  
Oromo (Afan)  
Panjabi  
Pashto, Pushto  
Persian  
Polish  
Portuguese  
Quechua  
Rhaero-Romance  
Romanian  
Sindhi  
Basque  
Singhalese  
Siswati  
Slovak  
Slovenian  
Somali  
Spanish  
Sundanese  
Swahili  
Swedish  
Tagalog  
Tajik  
Bengali; Bangla  
Bhutani  
Bihari  
Bislama  
Breton  
Bulgarian  
Burmese  
Byelorussian  
Cambodian  
Catalan  
Chinese  
Corsican  
Croatian  
Czech  
Danish  
Dutch  
English  
Esperanto  
Estonian  
Faroese  
Fiji  
Finnish  
French  
Tamil  
Tatar  
Telugu  
Thai  
Tibetan  
Tigrinya  
Tonga  
Tsonga  
Turkish  
Turkmen  
Twi  
Ukrainian  
Urdu  
Uzbek  
Vietnamese  
Volapuk  
Welsh  
Wolof  
Xhosa  
Frisian  
Galician  
Georgian  
German  
Greek  
Greenlandic  
Guarani  
Gujarati  
Hausa  
Yiddish  
Yoruba  
Zulu  
Hebrew  
Hindi  
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Technical Specifications  
Applicable Disc:  
Disc formats: 5 inch (12 cm) or 3 inch (8 cm) DVD-Movie, Standard conforming DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD-R and DVD-RW,  
VCD, CD, CD-R, MP3 or CD-RW discs,  
Regio code: DVD Movie disc with Code 2 or 0 only.  
DVD-Layers: Single Side/Single Layer, Single Side/Dual Layer, Dual Side/Single Layer, Dual Side/Dual Layer  
Audio formats: Linear PCM, MPEG, Dolby Digital or DTS  
Video Signal System:  
Composite Video Output:  
S Video Output:  
PAL/NTSC  
1 V p-p/75 Ohms, sync negative polarity  
Y/Luminance: 1 V p-p/75 Ohms, sync negative polarity  
C/Chrominance: 0.286 V p-p  
Analog Audio Output:  
Frequency Response:  
2 Vrms max  
DVD (Linear PCM): 2 Hz - 22 kHz +0/-0.5 dB (48 kHz sampling)  
2 Hz - 44 kHz +0/-0.5 dB (96 kHz sampling)  
CD:  
2 Hz - 20 kHz +0/-0.5 dB  
Signal/Noise Ratio (SNR):  
Dynamic Range:  
113 dB (A-weighted)  
DVD: 100 dB (18 Bit) / 105 dB (20 Bit)  
CD/DVD: 96 dB (16 Bit)  
THD/1kHz:  
DVD/CD: 0.0025 %  
Below Measurable Limits  
110 - 240 V/ 50 - 60 Hz  
12 Watts (On)/20 Watts (Max)  
440 x 87 x 305 mm  
7 Kg  
Wow & Flutter:  
AC Power:  
Power Consumption:  
Dimensions (WxHxD):  
Weight:  
Depth measurement includes knobs and connectors.  
Height measurement includes feet and chassis.  
All specifications subject to change without notice.  
Harman Kardon and Power for the digital revolution are trademarks of Harman Kardon, Inc.  
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, AC-3, ProLogic and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential.  
Unpublished Work. © 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved.  
DTS is a trade mark of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.  
This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights  
owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and  
is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or diassembly is  
prohibited.  
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Harman Consumer International:  
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