PLAYBACK BASICS 15
Playback Basics
Basic Play
Preparation
1. Switch the TV ON and select its video input
connected to the DVD 21.
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.
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.
4. Switch on your A/V system’s power, if the
player has been connected to such a system.
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.
■ 3" (8 cm) discs or 5" (12 cm) discs can be
used.
7. Press PLAY. The disc tray is automatically
closed and play begins.
■ When the disc tray is closed by pressing
EJECT, play will start automatically.
■ 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Freeze Frame and Frame Advance
(with DVD only)
1. Press STEP (FWD or REV) when a DVD is
playing to freeze the picture.
2. Each time you press one of the buttons, the
picture advances one frame in the selected
direction.
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:
F.SLOW 1/2x ➜ F.SLOW 1/4x ➜ F.SLOW 1/16x
➜ F.SLOW 1/2x
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.
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.
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.
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).
