Harman Kardon DVD-37 Service manual

harman kardon

Model

DVD 37

DVD/CD/CD-R/CD-RW/VCD MP3 Player

Service Manual

- Contents -

SERVICE PREC AU TIONS……… ….… … … .……2 BASIC SPECIFICATIONS………………………...5 DETAILED SPEC I F ICATIONS…………………...6

PACKAGING..………………....…….……….……10

FRONT PANEL CONTROLS…………………….11 INFORMATION DISPLAY…………….………….12 REMOTE CONTROL……………………………..13 REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS……………..….16

CONNECTIONS/SETUP………..………….........17

TEST SCREEEN.…………………. .……............. 25

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BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE…………26 DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURE…………….…...27 EXPLODED VIEW (120v)….……………………28 BLOCK DIAGRAM.……………..………………..29 ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST (120v)……… …….30

PCB DRAWINGS……………………..................44

SEMICONDUCTOR PINOUTS…………………50 SCHEMATICS…………………………..…..…..126 WIRING DIAGRAM……………………………..130

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SERVICING PRECAUTIONS

NOTES REGARDING HANDLING OF THE PICK-UP

1. Notes for transport and storage

1) The pick-up should always be left in its conductive bag until immediately prior to use.

2) The pick-up should never be subjected to external pressure or impact.

2. Repair notes

1) The pick-up incorporates a strong magnet, and so should never be brought close to magnetic materials.

2) The pick-up should always be handled correctly and carefully, taking care to avoid external pressure and impact. If it is subjected to strong pressure or impact, the result may be an operational malfunction and/or damage to the printed-circuit board.

3) Each and every pick-up is already individually adjusted to a high degree of precision, and for that reason the adjustment point and installation screws should absolutely never be touched.

4) Laser beams may damage the eyes! Absolutely never permit laser beams to enter the eyes! Also NEVER switch ON the power to the laser output part (lens, etc.) of the pick-up if it is damaged.

5) Cleaning the lens surface If there is dust on the lens surface, the dust should be cleaned away by using an air bush (such as used for camera lens). The lens is held by a delicate spring. When cleaning the lens surface, therefore, a cotton swab should be used, taking care not to distort this.

6) Never attempt to disassemble the pick-up. Spring by excess pressure. If the lens is extremely dirty, apply isopropyl alcohol to the cotton swab. (Do not use any other liquid cleaners, because they will damage the lens.) Take care not to use too much of this alcohol on the swab, and do not allow the alcohol to get inside the pick-up.

Storage in conductive bag

NEVER look directly at the laser beam, and don’t let contact fingers or other exposed skin.

Magnet

How to hold the pick-up

Conductive Sheet

Cotton swab

Pressure

Drop impact

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NOTES REGARDING COMPACT DISC PLAYER REPAIRS

1. Preparations

1) Compact disc players incorporate a great many ICs as well as the pick-up (laser diode). These components are sensitive to, and easily affected by, static electricity. If such static electricity is high voltage, components can be damaged, and for that reason components should be handled with care.

2) The pick-up is composed of many optical components and other high-precision components. Care must be taken, therefore, to avoid repair or storage where the temperature of humidity is high, where strong

magnetism is present, or where there is excessive dust.

2. Notes for repair

1) Before replacing a component part, first disconnect the power supply lead wire from the unit

2) All equipment, measuring instruments and tools must be grounded.

3) The workbench should be covered with a conductive sheet and grounded. When removing the laser pick-up from its conductive bag, do not place the pick-up on the bag. (This is because there is the possibility of damage by static electricity.)

4) To prevent AC leakage, the metal part of the soldering iron should be grounded.

5) Workers should be grounded by an armband (1MΩ)

6) Care should be taken not to permit the laser pick-up to come in contact with clothing, in order to prevent static electricity changes in the clothing to escape from the armband.

7) The laser beam from the pick-up should NEVER be directly facing the eyes or bare skin.

Resistor (1 Mohm)

Conductive Sheet

Resistor (1 Mohm)

Armband

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ESD PRECAUTIONS

Electrostatically Sensitive Devices (ESD)

Some semiconductor (solid state) devices can be damaged easily by static electricity. Such components commonly are called Electrostatically Sensitive Devices (ESD). Examples of typical ESD devices are integrated circuits and some field-effect transistors and semiconductor chip components. The following techniques should be used to help reduce the incidence of component damage caused by static electricity.

1. Immediately before handling any semiconductor component or semiconductor-equipped assembly, drain off any electrostatic charge on your body by touching a known earth ground. Alternatively, obtain and wear a commercially available discharging wrist strap device, which should be removed for potential shock reasons prior to applying power to the unit under test.

2. After removing an electrical assembly equipped with ESD devices, place the assembly on a conductive surface such as aluminum foil, to prevent electrostatic charge buildup or exposure of the assembly.

3. Use only a grounded-tip soldering iron to solder or unsolder ESD devices.

4. Use only an anti-static solder removal device. Some solder removal devices not classified as "anti-static" can generate electrical charges sufficient to damage ESD devices.

5. Do not use freon-propelled chemicals. These can generate electrical charges sufficient to damage ESD devices.

6. Do not remove a replacement ESD device from its protective package until immediately before you are ready to install it. (Most replacement ESD devices are packaged with leads electrically shorted together by conductive foam, aluminum foil or comparable conductive materials).

7. Immediately before removing the protective material from the leads of a replacement ESD device, touch the protective material to the chassis or circuit assembly into which the device will by installed.

CAUTION : BE SURE NO POWER IS APPLIED TO THE CHASSIS OR CIRCUIT, AND OBSERVE ALL

OTHER SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.

8. Minimize bodily motions when handing unpackaged replacement ESD devices. (Otherwise harmless motion such as the brushing together of your clothes fabric or the lifting of your foot from a carpeted floor can generate static electricity sufficient to damage an ESD device).

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DVD 37 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Applicable Disc: Disc formats: 5-inch (12cm) or 3-inch (8cm) DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, standard-conforming DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW,

VCD, CD, CD-R, CD-RW or MP3 discs Region code: DVD video disc with Code 1 or 0 only DVD layers: Single side/single layer, single side/dual layer, dual side/dual layer Audio formats: DVD Audio MLP lossless, linear PCM, MPEG, Windows Media Still-image format: JPEG

Video Signal System: NTSC HDMI™Output: Video: 480p, 720p, 1080i

HDMI Version 1.0-compliant HDCP Version 1.1-compliant

Composite Video Output: 1V p-p/75 ohms, sync negative polarity S-Video Output: Y/luminance: 1V p-p/75 ohms, sync negative polarity

C/chrominance: 0.286V p-p

Component Video Output: Y: 1V p-p/75 ohms, sync negative polarity

Pr: 0.7V p-p/75 ohms Pb: 0.7V p-p/75 ohms

Analog Audio Output: 2V RMS (1kHz, 0dB) Frequency Response: DVD (linear PCM): 2Hz – 22kHz +0/–0.5dB (48kHz sampling)

2Hz – 44kHz +0/–1.5dB (96kHz sampling) 2Hz – 88kHz +0/–0.5dB (192kHz sampling)

CD: 2Hz – 20kHz +0/–0.5dB

Signal/Noise Ratio (SNR): 105dB (A-weighted) Dynamic Range: DVD: 100dB (18-bit)/105dB (20-bit)

CD/DVD: 96dB (16-bit)

THD/1kHz: DVD/CD: 0.0025% Wow & Flutter: Below measurable limits AC Power: 110–240V AC/50–60Hz Power Consumption: 1 Watt (on/standby)/13 watts (max) Dimensions (H x W x D): 2" x 17-3/10" x 11-1/4" (50mm x 440mm x 285mm) Weight: 6 lb (2.7kg) Shipping Dimensions (H x W x D): 5" x 14-3/8" x 20" (127mm x 365mmx 508mm) Shipping Weight: 8.8 lb (4kg)

9, Dolby®Digital or DTS®audio discs

Depth measurement includes knobs and connectors. Height measurement includes feet and chassis. All specifications subject to change without notice.

Harman Kardon and Harman International are trademarks of Harman International Industries, Incorporated, registered in the United States and/or other countries. Dolby, Pro Logic and the double-D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished Works.

1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories, Inc.All rights reserved. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. DTS and DTS-ES are registered trademarks of DTS, Inc. Kodak and Photo CD are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company. Microsoft, Windows Media, HDCD and High Definition Compatible Digital are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Blu-ray Disc is a trademark of the Blu-ray Disc Association. HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC. HD-DVD is a trademark of the DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation (DVD FLLC). SACD is a trademark of Sony Corporation. 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 disassembly is prohibited.

38 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

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Audi

TDV-540A (ABEX)

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MODEL NAME : DVD 37 & DVD 37/230

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Test Disc : YEDS7 (SONY), TDV-540A (ABEX) Test Conditions : 10kΩ Load Terminated, AC100V 50/60Hz Test Measuerment : VP-7722A (Audio Analyzer) ,CASCADE SYS-2522(AP)

1.ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT

Measurement Item

Output Level[Vrms] L

Limit Result

2.0 ± 0.2

Level difference　[Vrms] ＜ 0.2 F/ response [dB] L

Ref.1kHz 0dB L

2 0 H

100　Hz

10　KHz

２０　KHz

０± 1.0

０± 1.5

４4　KHz

０± 1.5

Emphasis L Characteristic[dB] R Ref.1kHz 0dB L

S/N　[dB] L

Channel Separation　[dB] Ｌ→Ｒ

Linearity　[dB] L

-90dB playback R T.H.D　[%] L

Dynamic Range　[dB] L

-60dB playback R 全高調波歪率　[%] L

ＤＶＤ　９６ｋ R Dynamic Range　[dB] L ＤＶＤ　９６ｋ R

全高調波歪率　[%] L ＤＶＤ　48ｋ R Dynamic Range　[dB] L ＤＶＤ　48ｋ R

５　KHz

１６　KHz

Ｒ→Ｌ

-4.53±1.0

-9.04 ± 1.0

＞105

> 95

89.5±3

＜ 0.01

＞９3

＜ 0.01

＞９5

＜ 0.01

＞９5

TEST DISC

YEDS7 (SONY)

TRACK 1

YEDS7 (SONY)

TRACK 2

YEDS7 (SONY)

TRACK 4

YEDS7 (SONY)

TRACK 10

YEDS7 (SONY)

TRACK 13

TDV-540A (ABEX) TITLE 4,CHAPTER

AUDIO STREAM 3

YEDS7 (SONY)

TRACK 40

YEDS7 (SONY)

TRACK 41

YEDS7 (SONY)

TRACK 23

YEDS7 (SONY)

TRACK 30

YEDS7 (SONY)

TRACK 22

YEDS7 (SONY)

TRACK 1

YEDS7 (SONY)

TRACK 20

TDV-540A (ABEX)

TITLE 3, CHAPTER 1

TDV-540A (ABEX)

TITLE 3, CHAPTER 2

TITLE 2, CHAPTER 1

TITLE 2, CHAPTER 2

2. DIGITAL OUTPUT

1) OPTICAL OUT JITTER 44.1kHz Normal 44.1kHz

JITTER 96kHz Normal 96kHz

2) COAXIAL OUT OUTPUT Level [mV] Normal CD or DVD Peak to Peak Level at 75ohm L

(mUI) CD Playback

(mUI) DVD Playback

< 50mUI

500±50 (mV)

Playback

DVD37 harman/kardon

MODEL NAME : DVD 37& DVD 37/230

Description : Characteristics Specification of Video Test Disc : TDV-540A (ABEX) , MDVD-111 (TEAC) Serial NO.: Test Conditions : 75Ω Load Terminated AC Input : For USA (120V/60Hz) , For Europe (230V/50Hz) Test Measuerment : VM-700T

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4. Video Frequency Respoens (75Ω Terminated)

Measurement Item Result Test Disc

Composite [dB]

Measurement Item Result Test Disc

S-Video Y [dB]

Measurement Item Result Test Disc

Component Y

[dB]

Interace Mode

Limit

0.5MHz 0dB Ref. 0 1MHz 0dB ± 2dB 2MHz 0dB ± 2dB 3MHz 0dB ± 2dB 4MHz 0dB ± 2dB

5.8MHz -3dB ± 2dB

Limit

0.5MHz 0dB Ref. 0 1MHz 0dB ± 2dB 2MHz 0dB ± 2dB 3MHz 0dB ± 2dB 4MHz 0dB ± 2dB

5.8MHz -3dB ± 2dB

Limit

0.5MHz 0dB Ref. 0 1MHz 0dB ± 2dB 2MHz 0dB ± 2dB 3MHz 0dB ± 2dB 4MHz 0dB ± 2dB

5.8MHz -3dB ± 2dB

MDVD-111

TITLE2,CHAPTER9

100% Multi Brust

MDVD-111

TITLE2,CHAPTER9

100% Multi Brust

MDVD-111

TITLE2,CHAPTER9

100% Multi Brust

DVD37 harman/kardon

MODEL NAME : DVD 37& DVD 37/230

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1. Video Level Test (75Ω Terminated)

Measurement Item Result Test Disc

Limit Composite 1.0V ± 0.1V S-Video Y 1.0V ± 0.1V S-Video C 286mV ± 30mV

Video output [V]

Component Y 1.0V ± 0.1V Component Pb 700mV ± 100mV Component Pr 700mV ± 100mV Scart CVBS 1.0V ± 0.15V

MDVD-111 TITLE2,CHAPTER1 100% COLOR BAR

Scart Red 700mV ± 100mV Scart Green 700mV ± 100mV Scart Blue 700mV ± 100mV

** Pb/Pr & RGB Video Level check before please setting the Black Level off in the set-up menu **

2. Video S/N Raito Test (75Ω Terminated)

Measurement Item Result Test Disc

Limit

Composite ≥ 65.0 dB

Video SNR [dB]

100KHz~4.2MHz

Use SC Trap

S-Video Y ≥ 65.0 dB Component Y ≥ 65.0 dB Component Pb ≥ 65.0 dB

MDVD-111

TITLE2,CHAPTER 4

50% Gray Color

Component Pr ≥ 65.0 dB

3. Chroma Signal AM.PM Test (75Ω Terminated)

Measurement Item Result Test Disc

Chroma AM [dB]

10KHz~500KHz

Chroma PM [dB]

10KHz~500KHz

Composite Chroma ≥ 65.0 dB S-Video Chroma ≥ 65.0 dB

Composite Chroma ≥ 60.0 dB S-Video Chroma ≥ 60.0 dB

Limit

TDV-540A

TITLE2,CHAPTER17

100% Magenta

Color

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2. DVD-Audio Part (Test Disc V-612 , JVC)

LimitTrack Inform.

Output Level (V)

T.H.D (%) 20KHz LPF

48 / 24

Frequency

Respones (dB)

Ref. : Tr. 38

S/N (dB) "A" Filter

Dynamic Range (dB)

20KHz LPF

96 / 20

192 / 24

Tr.38 1KHz 0dB 2.1±0.2Vrms Tr.38 1KHz 0dB ↓0.01%

Tr.59 17Hz 0±1.0dB Tr.54 10KHz 0±1.0dB Tr.53 20KHz 0±2.0dB

Tr.49 17Hz 0±1.0dB Tr.45 10KHz 0±1.0dB Tr.44 20KHz 0±2.0dB

Tr.22 17Hz 0±1.0dB Tr.18 10KHz 0±1.0dB Tr.17 20KHz 0±2.0dB

Tr.40 Infinity Zero ↑90dB

Tr.39 -60dB ↑85dB

★ SW Level & THD --> Track 38 (30Hz) Play. ★ SW Frequency Respones -> Track 55(31Hz , 0dB) Reference

★ Track 54 (61Hz) , Track 53 (81Hz) , Track 51(127Hz) Play

Downmix 2CH Muiti 5 CH

LT RT FL FR SL SR C

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OUTER CARTON

DVD 37

Open/Close

DVD 37

4 5

6 7 89

)

JPEG

DVD

WMA

REPEAT

1 ALL

A – B

V. OFF

P. SCAN

TEST

MP3

PROG

ANDOM TITLE

TRACK

CHAP

PBC

OUR

MIN

SEC

Open/Close

DVD 47

AUDIO/VIDEO

UDIO/VIDEO

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FRONT-PANEL CONTROLS

NOTE: To make it easier to follow the instructions that refer to the controls and connectors in this illustration, a larger copy may be downloaded from the Product Support section for this product at www.harmankardon.com.

Power Indicator

Power On/Off (Standby)

Play

Pause

Stop

Skip/Search Reverse

Skip/Search Forward

Remote Sensor

Display Dimmer

Disc Drawer

Open/Close

@ Information Display

1 Power Indicator: This indicator lights amber when

the unit is connected to an AC power source, but is not turned on. When the unit is on, the indicator lights blue.

Power On/Off (Standby): Press the button once

to turn the DVD 37 on. Press it again to put the unit in the Standby mode.

Play: Press to initiate playback or to resume

playback after the

Pause Button3L

has been

pressed.

Pause: Press this button to momentarily 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.

Stop: Press this button once to place the disc in

the Resume mode, which means that playback will stop, but as long as the tray is not opened or the disc changed, playback will continue from the same point on the disc when the

Play Button2N

is pressed again. Resume will also work if the unit was turned off. Resume will not operate for WMA files or VCDs that do not have playback control. To stop a disc and have play start from the beginning, press the button twice.

6 Skip/Search Reverse: Press this button once to return to the start of the current chapter for a DVD or track for a CD. Subsequent individual presses will skip backwards through the available chapters or tracks. Press and hold the button to play the disc in the fast reverse mode at the speed indicated in the on-screen display and by the

Playback Mode Indicators O.

7 Skip/Search Forward: Press this button once

to move to the start of the next chapter for a DVD or track for a CD. Subsequent presses will skip forward through the available chapters or tracks. Press and hold the button to play the disc in the Fast Play mode at the speed indicated in the on-screen display and by the

Playback Mode Indicators O.

8 Remote Sensor: The sensor that receives com-

mands from the remote control is behind the front panel in this area. To ensure proper operation of the player with the remote, it is important that this area not be covered. In the event that the player is enclosed in a cabinet or if the remote sensor is covered, you may extend the remote sensor by connecting an optional, external remote sensor to the

Remote Control Input

™ on the rear panel (see page 14).When optional, external IR “blasters” are used for system control, they should be positioned so that they point at this area.

Display Dimmer: Press this button to reduce the

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.

) Disc Drawer: This drawer is used to hold the discs played in the unit. Be certain to seat all discs carefully within the recess in the drawer. Do not press down on the drawer when it is open, to avoid damage to the player. When the drawer is left open with no activity for 5 minutes, it will automatically close to prevent dust or dirt from entering the component, and to prevent accidental damage. If a disc is present, the DVD 37 will immediately begin playback.

Open/Close: Press this button to open or close

the disc tray. @ Information Display: The Information Display

provides status information on the player and the disc being played through a series of specific indicators and messages that appear in the display. See page 10 for more information on the display.

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FRONT-PANEL INFORMATION DISPLAY

A Disc-Type Indicators B Audio Bitstream Indicators C Parental Lock Indicator D Program Indicator E Angle Indicator

A Disc Type Indicators: The DVD, DVD-Audio, CD, VCD, MP3, WMA or JPEG indicator will light to

show the type of disc currently being played. NOTE: The DVD 37 does not have an HDCD®(High

Definition Compact Digital benefit from HDCD encoding, make sure to connect one of the DVD 37’s to your receiver or processor with HDCD encoding. If your receiver or processor does not have HDCD decoding, you may still enjoy conventional CD playback of the disc.

B Audio Bitstream Indicators: When a Dolby Digital, DTS®or linear PCM digital audio signal is present on the disc, one of these indicators will light. DVD-Audio, MP3 and WMA bitstreams will be indicated by the Disc Type Indicator A.

C Parental Lock Indicator: This indicator lights in red when the parental-lock system is engaged in order to prevent anyone from changing the rating level without a code.

D Program Indicator: This indicator lights when a playlist has been programmed using the menu system (available for CDs only). See page 36 for more information on programming playlists.

E Angle Indicator: This indicator blinks when alternative viewing angles are available on the DVD currently playing.

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Digital Audio Outputs 34

F Random Indicator G A-B Repeat Indicator H VCD Playback Control Indicator I Repeat Indicators J V-OFF Indicator

F Random Indicator: This indicator lights when the unit is in the Random Play mode.

G A-B Repeat Indicator: This indicator lights when a specific passage for repeat playback has been selected.

H VCD Playback Control Indicator: This indicator lights when the playback control function is turned on for VCDs.

I Repeat Indicators: These indicators light when any of the Repeat functions are in use.

J V-OFF Indicator: This indicator lights in red when the unit's video output has been turned off by pressing

V-OFF Button F on the remote control.

the K Video Output Indicators: When the DVD 37 is

connected to a video display using the 2, the display sends information to the DVD 37 indicating the highest video resolution it is capable of handling, and the DVD 37 automatically sets the video output to match it. That resolution is displayed here.You may use the manually select a lower video output resolution.

L Time Indicators: These positions in the display will show the running time of a disc in play.

NOTE: The indicators LMN will also display text messages about the DVD’s status, including

LOADING when a disc is loading, POWER OFF ERROR

DVD is put into the play position.

when the unit is turned off, and DISC

when a disc not compatible with the

HD Mode Selector H to

HDMI Output

K Video Indicators L Time Indicators M Chapter/Track Number Indicators N Group/Title Indicators O Playback-Mode Indicator

M Chapter/Track Number Indicators: When a DVD disc is playing, these two positions in the display will show the current chapter. When a DVD-Audio or CD disc is playing they will show the current track number.

N Group/Title Indicators: These two positions in the display will show the current title number when a DVD disc is playing, or the current group for a DVD-Audio disc.

O Playback-Mode Indicators: These indicators light to show the current playback mode:

› Lights when a disc is playing in the normal mode.

This indicator will flash when the disc is in Forward Slow Play mode.The on-screen banner display indicates the selected speed (1/2, 1/4, 1/8 or 1/16).

›› When the DVD 37 is in the Fast Search play

mode, two of these indicators will light to show that the unit is in a Fast Play mode.The on-screen banner display indicates the selected speed (x2, x4, x8, x20 or x100). Fast Play mode is not available for WMA files.

± Lights when the disc is paused. ‹‹

Lights when the disc is in the Fast Search Reverse mode.The on-screen banner display indicates the selected speed (x2, x4, x8, x20 or x100). Fast Search Reverse mode is not available for WMA files.

‹

Flashes when the disc is in Reverse Slow Play mode.The on-screen banner display indicates the selected speed (1/2 or 1/4).

10 FRONT-PANEL INFORMATION DISPLAY

HD MODE

AUDIO MODE

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REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

Power On

Open/Close

Audio Select

Clear

Playlist

Repeat

A-B Repeat

Random

Info

Setup

Previous Step/Skip

Search/Slow Reverse

Angle

D⁄/¤/‹/›Navigation Buttons E

Light

Video Off

Audio Mode Selector

HD Mode Selector

Dimmer

Progressive Scan/Interlaced

Enter

Pause

Zoom

Play

Search/Slow Forward

Stop

Next Step/Skip

Disc Menu

Status

Numeric Keys

Title

Subtitle

Power Off

IR Emitter

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REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

Power On: Turns on the player when it is in

Standby mode (Harman Kardon logo appears on screen).

Open/Close: Press to open or close the

disc tray.

Audio Select: Press to access various audio lan-

guages on a DVD (if the DVD contains multiple audio streams). This button may also allow you to access other audio formats on DVD discs, such as linear PCM or Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks (or other formats), if they’ve been recorded on the disc.

Clear: Press this button to remove on-screen

menus or banners from the display screen. Press this button to clear the current play order displayed next to a track while programming a playlist. In Stop mode and with all menus and banners removed from the display, press and hold this button for five seconds to reset all settings to their factory defaults.

Playlist: Press this button to access the Playlist

on-screen menu, which enables you to change the order in which tracks are played on a CD or DVDAudio disc. (See page 36 for more information on creating and playing playlists.)

Repeat: Each press of this button changes the

playback mode to repeat a chapter or track or the entire disc.A repeat icon will appear in the upper right corner of the screen indicating the current repeat mode. If the Player Information Screen is active, the changes will be displayed on screen.

A-B Repeat: Press this button to enter the start-

ing point of a section on a disc you wish to repeat. The second press enters the end of the selection to be repeated. Once the “A” (start) and “B” (end) points have been entered the player will repeat the selection

Play ButtonN3 is pressed or the disc is

until the stopped. If the Player Information Screen is active, the changes will be displayed on screen.

Random: Each press of this button starts or

stops playback in random order. The Random function is only available when playing CDs, but not when a Playlist is active (the Player Information screen indicates Programmed Order on the Playlist line).

Info: Press once to access the Player Information

menu for information on the current disc and the playback mode settings. Press again to remove information from screen. See page 28 for more information on the Player Information menu.

Setup: Press this button to use the DVD 37’s

on-screen menu system to adjust the player’s configuration settings. Note that the be pressed to access the DVD 37’s Player Information menu to obtain detailed disc information, and to configure the playback mode of the disc.

Previous Step/Skip: Press this button once to

skip back to the beginning of the current chapter on a DVD or track on a CD or DVD-Audio disc. Press it again to continue to skip back through the previous

Info Button8must

chapters or tracks.After first pressing the

Button

through a DVD or VCD as a series of still-image frames.

or slow play in the reverse mode. For fast reverse play, each press of the button when playing DVD or VCD discs changes the speed as indicated by the number appearing in the upper right corner of the screen. For slow reverse play, first press the and each subsequent press of this button will change the slow play speed as indicated by the number appearing in the upper right corner of the screen.

angle on discs programmed for multiple-angle views. When a JPEG is being displayed, pressing the

Button

to rotate clockwise by 90 degrees each press.The current orientation in degrees will be displayed in the upper right corner of the screen.

the cursor in the on-screen menu system.

remote controller.

output for improved audio performance when playing discs. Press it again to view the on-screen menus. It is highly recommended that you use this function to prevent “burn-in” of your plasma video display.

G Audio Mode Selector: This button adjusts the Bass Management setting, which is also found in the AUDIO SETUP menu (see page 22). Stop playback of the current disc in order to use this selector. There are three available settings: Bypass (the default), On and Stereo. The first press displays the current setting, and each additional press cycles through the three settings.

In Bypass mode, the analog audio information is passed through the is, without any bass management adjustments being applied. This mode is used with receivers and processors that are capable of applying bass management settings (speaker size, output levels and delay times) to their 6-channel analog inputs.

The On setting is used with receivers and processors that pass the audio signals from their 6-channel analog inputs directly to the outputs without applying any bass management settings.With bass management on, it is recommended that you use the

ADJUSTMENTS

bass management settings. See page 22. The Stereo mode is used when a 2-channel downmix

of a multichannel audio signal is desired. For example, if you are playing a DVD-Audio disc, in which case the multichannel presentation is only available through the Analog Audio Outputs 89, and you would like to have this signal available for a multiroom system, select the Stereo mode.

, press this button to step backwards

Search/Slow Reverse: This button initiates fast

Angle: Press this button to change the camera

repeatedly causes the on-screen image

M NKL

Light: Press to illuminate the buttons on the

Video Off: Press this button to turn off the video

Navigation Buttons: Use to move

Analog Audio Outputs 89 as

submenu to set the DVD 37’s

Pause

Pause Button

AUDIO

Angle

NOTE: The 2-channel downmix (Stereo mode) and

the 5.1-channel presentation of multichannel audio discs (Bypass or Bass Management On modes) are not available simultaneously.With bass management on, the same front left and right channel information will be available at both of the left and right

Audio Outputs

be present in the signal output at the 2-channel Analog Audio Outputs 8. In Stereo mode only, the downmixed 2-channel signal will be available at

Analog Audio Outputs 89. Use the Audio

both

Mode Selector

available settings.

HD Mode Selector: When the DVD 37 is con-

nected to a video display using the the display sends information to the DVD 37 indicating the highest video resolution it is capable of handling, and the DVD 37 automatically sets the video output to match it. Pressing this button allows you to manually change the output resolution, with your selection indicated by the The DVD 37 will not allow you to select a resolution beyond the capabilities of your display, and if you try to do so, an on-screen error message will appear to alert you to the selection of an incompatible video format. Changes made with this button remain active until the DVD 37 or the display is turned off. When either is turned off, and then on again, the DVD 37 will revert to the default setting transmitted by the display.

Dimmer: Press to change the brightness of the

front panel display or to turn the display off completely in the following order:

BRIGHTNESS

Progressive Scan/Interlaced Button: Each

press of this button selects between the progressive scan and interlaced modes for the

Outputs

menu system is active, indicated by appearing in the Information Display B. Press the Setup Button 9 to clear the Setup menu, and then press this button to toggle between the progressive scan and interlaced component video settings.

Enter: Press this button to enter a setting in the

DVD 37 menu system or to confirm a menu selection choice in a disc’s on-screen menu.

Pause: Press this button to pause the disc

and freeze the picture during DVD or VCD playback, or to pause the playback of a CD or DVD-Audio disc.To play a DVD or VCD in the slow-forward or

-reverse mode, first press this button and then press either the

Button

Zoom: Press this button to zoom in on the

image from a DVD,VCD or JPEG image. The image may be expanded by a factor of x2, x3, x4 or x5. Once the on-screen indication of the zoom ratio disappears from the screen you may use the

Buttons

89. No surround information will

G to toggle through the three

Video Output Indicators K.

FULL BRIGHTNESS ➜ HALF

➜ OFF ➜ FULL BRIGHTNESS

∞. This button has no effect while the Setup

Search/Slow ForwardOor Reverse

to explore the picture.

Analog

HDMI Output 2,

Component Video

ÐSETUP-

Navigation

12 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

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REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

N Play: Press this button to begin the playback of a disc, or to resume normal playback when a disc has been paused or scanned.

O Search/Slow Forward: This button initiates fast or slow play in the forward mode. For fast forward play, each press of the button when playing DVD or VCD discs changes the speed as indicated by the number appearing in the upper right corner of the screen. For slow forward play, first press the

K and each subsequent press of this

Button

button will change the slow play speed as indicated by the number appearing in the upper right corner of the screen.

Stop: When a DVD is playing, press this button

once to place the disc in the Resume mode, which means that playback will stop. However, as long as the disc drawer is not opened, playback will continue from the point where the disc was stopped when the Play Button N3 is pressed again, as indicated by

LAST SCENE message (for DVDs) or the

the RESUME message (for CDs, MP3 files, JPEG files and VCDs with PBC) in the Resume will not operate for WMA files or VCDs that do not have playback control. Pressing the button twice will stop the disc and play will start from the beginning of the disc when the is pressed again.

Next Step/Skip: Press this button once to

advance to the beginning of the next chapter on a DVD or track on a CD. Press it again to continue to advance through the remaining chapters or tracks. After first pressing the button to step through a DVD-Video disc as a series of still-image frames.

Disc Menu: While a DVD is playing, press this

button to view the disc’s main menu.

Status: Press while a disc is playing to view the

on-screen status banner display.The first press will display the current title and chapter, the play mode icon and the elapsed time, along with a “temperature bar” display of the time elapsed. You may use the

MNKL

Button

or chapter, or the time display. The Status Banner is only available for DVDs and VCDs when PBC is turned off. Press the button one more time to remove the status displays from the screen. More detailed information about the disc is available by pressing the

Info Button8.

a number.

to go back to the main title menu for the disc being played. If you are playing a DVD-Audio disc that contains other formats the DVD 37 is capable of playing, such as linear PCM or Dolby Digital 5.1, pressing this button may enable you to switch playback from one audio format to another.

Navigation ButtonsDand the Enter

to select and change the current title

Numeric Keys: Press these buttons to enter

Title: When a DVD is playing, press this button

Information Display B.

Play Button N3

Pause ButtonL, press this

Pause

Subtitle: When a DVD is playing, press to select

a subtitle language or to turn subtitles off. NOTE: Due to the variations in how DVD discs are

authored, the subtitle languages displayed by the DVD 37 may not accurately reflect the actual languages available on the disc. It is recommended that subtitles be selected using the disc’s menu.

Power Off: Puts the player in Standby mode.

IR Emitter: This small, clear button-like device

sends the IR commands from the remote control to the DVD 37. To ensure proper performance of the remote control, be sure to point it toward the unit and do not cover it with your fingers when sending remote commands.

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AC INPUT

20V~, 60Hz

13W

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REAR-PANEL CONNECTIONS

Remote Control Output

™

Remote Control Input

HDMI Output

Optical Digital Audio Output

∞

Coaxial Digital Audio Output

Component Video Outputs

Composite Video Output

•

S-Video Output

Analog Audio Outputs

‚

6-Channel Audio Outputs

⁄

AC Power Cord

Remote Control Output: Connect this jack to the

infrared (IR) input jack of another compatible remotecontrolled product to have the built-in Remote Sensor on the DVD 37 provide IR signals to other compatible products.

™

Remote Control Input: Connect the output of a

remote infrared sensor, or the remote control output of another compatible product, to this jack. This will enable the remote control to operate even when the front-panel Remote Sensor on the DVD 37 is blocked. This jack may also be used with compatible IR remote control-based automation systems.

HDMI Output: If you have an HDMI-compatible

receiver or video display device, connect this output to an HDMI input on the receiver or video display for high-quality uncompressed digital audio and video. Even if your receiver is not capable of processing audio in the HDMI format, you will still experience the superb reproduction of HDMI video.

If your video display has a DVI input, you may use an optional HDMI-to-DVI cable or adapter for the connection to the display. In all cases, the video display must be HDCP-compliant in order to use the HDMI output. For best results, we do not recommend HDMI connections in excess of ten feet.

The following audio formats may be output via the HDMI connection:

Audio CD – 2-Channel PCM or 5.1-channel DTS DVD-Audio and SACD – 2-Channel PCM DVD-Video – Up to 5.1-channel Dolby Digital or DTS NOTE: To hear the high-resolution surround sound

recorded on DVD-Audio discs, you need to connect the

6-Channel Audio Outputs 9 to the correspon-

ding input jacks on your receiver or processor. These formats are not output digitally.

Optical Digital Audio Output: Connect this

jack to the optical digital input of an A/V receiver or surround processor for Dolby Digital, DTS or PCM audio playback.

∞

Coaxial Digital Audio 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.

NOTES:

• Connect either the Optical Digital Audio Output

or the Coaxial Digital Audio Output∞to a

corresponding digital audio input on your receiver or processor, but not both.

• The coaxial digital output should only be connected to a digital input. Even though it is the same RCAtype connector as standard analog audio connections, DO NOT connect it to a conventional analog input jack.

Component Video Outputs: These outputs carry

the component video signals for connection to display monitors with component video inputs. For standard analog TVs or projectors with inputs marked Y/Pr/Pb or Y/Cr/Cb, connect these outputs to the corresponding inputs. If you have a high-definition television or projector that is compatible with high-scan-rate progressive video (480p or better), connect these jacks to the HD component inputs. If you are using a progressive scan display device, PROGRESSIVE must be selected in the Video menu in order to take advantage of the progressive scan circuitry. See the “Scan Type” section on page 23 for more information on progressive scan video.

IMPORTANT: These jacks should NOT be connected to standard composite video inputs.

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.

Analog Audio Outputs: Connect these jacks to

an audio input on an A/V receiver, surround processor or your television for analog audio playback.

‚

6-Channel Audio Outputs: Connect these out-

puts to the matching 6-channel analog audio inputs on your receiver or surround sound processor. This connection is required to listen to the multichannel tracks on DVD-Audio discs. If the disc also contains a linear PCM, Dolby Digital or DTS track, you may listen to it using the

HDMI Output 2, Optical Output¢or Coaxial Digital Audio Output∞or the Analog Audio Outputs

⁄

AC Power Cord: Connect the AC power cord to

an AC outlet. If the outlet is controlled by a switch, make certain that it is in the ON position. If the cord somehow becomes damaged, contact your authorized Harman Kardon dealer for a replacement.

NOTE: You’ll find more details about all audio/video connections under Setup and Connections on the following pages.

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∂é ç ∫ å

To Y (green)/ Pb (blue)/ Pr (red) component video connectors

To HDMI or DVI port on TV

To S-video input connectors on the TV

To analog audio input connectors (red/white) on the TV

To video input connectors (yellow) on the TV

To power outlet (AC 120V/60Hz)

AC INPUT

120V~, 60Hz

13W

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SETUP AND CONNECTIONS

• Ensure that the power switch of this unit (and of other equipment to be connected) is set to “Off” before commencing connection. We also strongly recommend that you leave all system components unplugged from AC power until after you have completed the interconnections described in this section.

• Do not block the ventilation holes of any of the equipment and arrange them so that air can circulate freely.

• Read through the instructions before connecting other equipment.

• Ensure that you observe the color-coding when connecting audio and video cables.

VIDEO NOTES:

• For the best quality, if your receiver or processor

and/or video display are HDMI-capable, we recommend using the HDMI output. With a single cable connection between components, HDMI is able to deliver uncompressed high-definition digital video and digital audio programming. Even without audio processing capability, your HDMI-ready receiver will be able to pass the uncompressed digital video signal to your video display.

NOTE: If your video display has a DVI input, you may use an optional HDMI-to-DVI cable or adapter for the connection to the display. In all cases, the video display must be HDCP-compliant in order to use the HDMI output.

• If your equipment is not HDMI-ready, we recom-

mend the use of component video for higher quality pictures.You may also use the standard S-video or composite video connection if your TV does not have component video inputs.The component and S-video outputs are not available simultaneously.

• The composite video output (yellow) sends the complete video signal to the TV (or to the A/V receiver) by one cable only. Use this video output when your TV set is equipped with a video input jack only.

• The S (separate) video output connector separates 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 for improved picture clarity.

• The component video outputs further separate the color components of the video signal, optimizing the DVD 37’s video performance. Component video connections are preferred, when available on your TV or receiver. If you are using a TV or video display that is compatible with high-resolution 480P video signals, use the input jacks on the video display marked “HD Component,” if available. Also, be sure to configure the display’s input settings for use with “480P” video signals. You will also need to change the scan type in the DVD 37’s Video Setup menu from “Interlaced” to “Progressive.” See page 23.

• Modern audio/video receivers are capable of connection to several video source devices, such as the DVD 37 and a VCR, cable television set-top box, HDTV tuner or other device. The receiver is equipped with video monitor outputs for connection to your television, projector or flat-panel display. As you select any input source device, the receiver selects the correct video input and routes it to the correct video monitor output to your television. It is recommended that you connect one of the video outputs from the DVD 37 to the corresponding input on your receiver to simplify operation of your home entertainment system. Refer to the owner’s guide for your receiver for more information.

• If your receiver is capable of multiroom operation, it is recommended that you connect both the component (or HDMI) and composite video outputs of the DVD 37 to the receiver. This enables the highestquality picture (component video) for viewing in the main listening room, while enabling the multiroom system, if it is video-capable, to distribute the composite video signal to the remote zone. Consult the owner’s guide for your receiver to determine whether it has video multiroom capability.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The DVD 37 is not capable of displaying S-video and component video simultaneously. If you have used either of these video connections and have no picture, temporarily connect the Composite Video Output 6 to your video display, and then press the menu system. Use the D to highlight the Video Setup submenu, and press the

Enter Button K to select it.The VIDEO

OUTPUT

using the S-video or component video outputs.To change the setting, press the use the

⁄¤ Navigation Buttons D to highlight

the desired setting on the dropdown menu. Press the

Enter Button K to select it.

Setup Button 9 to access the

⁄¤ Navigation Buttons

line indicates whether the DVD 37 is

Enter Button K and

Connecting to a TV Only

When using the DVD 37 with a television but no audio receiver or processor, connect it as follows. Make the

Analog Audio Connection å and one of the Video Connections Component Video ∂). If your television or video

display is HDMI-capable, you only need to make the HDMI é connection, as it handles both audio and video. Remember to plug in the power cord.

NOTE: When using the HDMI é connection, turn on the television or video display

(Composite Video ∫, S-Video ç,

before the DVD 37.

SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 15

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To Y (green)/ Pb (blue)/ Pr (red) component video connectors

To S-video input connectors

To coaxial digital audio input connectors

To optical

digital

audio

input

connectors

To analog audio input connectors (red/white) on the TV or receiver (see above)

To 6-channel analog audio inputs on receiver

To video input connectors (yellow)

To power outlet (AC 120V/60Hz)

Dolby Digital/DTS A/V Receiver or Processor

Front Speakers (Left/Right)

Surround Speakers (Left/Right)

Center Speaker

Subwoofer

HDMI, DVI, Component, S-video and/or Composite video monitor outputs

HDMI

or DVI

port

AC INPUT

120V~, 60Hz

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Connecting to a Receiver/Amplifier With a Dolby Digital or DTS Decoder

One of the major advantages of the DVD format is its ability to use a variety of digital audio formats for the ultimate in sonic performance. However, in order to enjoy the benefits of digital audio, you must use a receiver or processor that has digital audio decoding capabilities and make an optical or coaxial digital audio connection between the DVD 37 and your home theater system. This simple connection is made as shown below with an optional coax or optical cable. Only one of these connections is required, and both should not be made at the same time.

In order to take advantage of the high-resolution DVD-Audio output of the DVD 37, you must connect the

6-Channel Audio Outputs 9 to the matching

6-channel inputs on your receiver or processor. Only compressed PCM, Dolby Digital or DTS tracks that may be present on the disc may be listened to using the digital audio outputs.Thus, the DVD 37 decodes the digital signal and outputs separate signals for each channel: front left, center, front right, surround right, surround left and low-frequency effects (LFE).

NOTES FOR ANALOG AUDIO:

• If you wish to use the DVD 37 as the input for a multiroom system, the

Analog Audio Outputs ª

should be connected to the standard analog left/ right DVD or CD inputs on your digital receiver or processor.

• The connection from the

Analog Audio Outputs

ª to the TV is optional. If you plan on occasionally using your DVD 37 alone, without turning on your complete system, this connection must be made.

• When the audio signal is to be fed to an analog receiver rather than to the TV, connect the

Audio Outputs

ª to any analog audio inputs on

Analog

your receiver or processor. The DVD 37 will “downmix” multichannel recordings to two channels.

• The analog audio connection should also be made if you wish to play high-resolution 96kHz PCM audio discs where your receiver does not support 96kHz processing.

• In each of these four cases in which the

Audio Outputs

ment line of the

ª are used, set the bass manageAUDIO SETUP menu to

Analog

STEREO.

NOTES ON VIDEO:

• With multiple video sources, your audio/video receiver can be used for selecting the video signal and routing it to the TV. Connect the

HDMI 2,

Component ∞, Composite § or S-Video ¶

output of the DVD 37 to the correct video input on your receiver, and the video outputs of the receiver to your TV. For more details, see the manual for your audio/video receiver.

• If your receiver has only DVI inputs, you may use an optional HDMI-to-DVI cable or adapter for the connection to the receiver. In addition, the video display used with your system must be HDCP-compatible in order to take advantage of the HDMI output, whether it is used with HDMI or DVI connections.

Connecting to a Receiver

When using the DVD 37 with an audio/video receiver or processor, connect it as follows. First, make one

of the video connections (

Composite Video ç,

S-Video ∂, Component Video é or HDMI ˙)

to the video input jacks on the A/V receiver, and then connect the receiver’s video monitor output to the TV. If you will sometimes use the TV without the audio component, you may optionally make the Analog Audio Connection ∫ to the TV. In addition, to benefit from the high-resolution surround sound formats recorded on DVD-Audio discs, which are not output via the HDMI connection, you will need to make the 6-Channel Audio Connection å to your receiver or processor.

Second, if your receiver or processor is not HDMIcapable, make either the

Connection Connection

Optical Digital Audio

Remember that when the HDMI connection is used with a receiver or processor that is compliant with the HDMI format, a single connection suffices for both audio and video, except for DVD-Audio discs, as noted. If your receiver or processor is not capable of processing the HDMI audio signal, then a audio connection is required. If your receiver/

separate

processor has multiroom capability, you may also connect the DVD 37’s analog audio outputs to the DVD analog audio inputs on the receiver.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Make certain that any device being connected, including the DVD 37, your receiver or processor and your TV or video display, is turned off whenever you make connections between products. When using the

HDMI é connection, turn on your

system components in this order: 1) television or video display, 2) receiver or processor, and 3) DVD 37.

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SYSTEM SETUP

System Setup

The final step in the installation of the DVD 37 is to establish the system’s configuration. Before proceeding further to make any adjustments, make certain that the DVD 37 is properly connected to a video display and an AC power source. Turn on the DVD 37 by pressing the Power Indicator 1 will change from amber to blue. You do not need to play a CD or DVD in the unit to make system setup adjustments.

In many cases, you will be able to accept the default settings. Of course, these settings may be changed at any time to reflect changes to the other equipment in your home theater system or to adjust the DVD 37’s output or operation to your needs and preferences.

OUTPUT

using the S-video or component video outputs.To change the setting, press the use the the desired setting on the dropdown menu. Press the

Enter Button K to select it. Menus and Navigation

The DVD 37 uses an elegant but simple on-screen menu system for all setup and control functions. There are two main menus that are navigated in a similar fashion:

• The configuration settings for all aspects of the DVD player’s operation, including language and display settings, audio settings, video settings and adjustments, speaker bass management settings, parental control and other settings that you may customize. The Setup Button j.

• The displays information about the current disc, allowing you to set the playback mode and create a playlist if desired. The menu will appear on screen automatically for audioonly and JPEG discs, and for VCDs without PBC. For DVDs and VCDs with PBC, it may be accessed by pressing the

The two main menus share a common layout, and are navigated in a similar manner. The menu screen is divided into four main areas:

Power On/Off Switch 2 and the

Setup Button 9 to access the

⁄¤ Navigation Buttons

Enter Button K to select it.The VIDEO

line indicates whether the DVD 37 is

Enter Button K and

⁄¤ Navigation Buttons D to highlight

SETUP menu is used to establish the basic

SETUP menu is accessed by pressing the

PLAYER INFORMATION menu

PLAYER INFORMATION

Info Button i.

Figure 1

: Menu Title: The top line identifies which main

menu is on screen.

∫

: The submenus listed in a vertical column at the left side of the screen access the specific groups of settings or controls.The submenu that is at the top of the list will be highlighted. As indicated on the

Instruction Line∂, press the Enter Button s

to select that submenu, which will move the cursor to the first

Control Settingç.

On the Setup Main Menu, the Available

Submenus Are:

• The SYSTEM SETUP menu, identified by a

wrench icon and the word

SYSTEM, is used to

establish the general settings for the player.

• The

AUDIO SETUP menu, identified by a

speaker icon and the word

AUDIO, is used to

establish the settings for the player’s audio output.

• The

SPEAKER SETUP menu, identified by a loudspeaker cabinet icon, is used to establish the bass management settings for the audio output at the

6-Channel Audio Outputs 9 that are used

when a DVD-Audio disc is playing.

• The

VIDEO SETUP menu, identified by a TV icon and the word

VIDEO, is used to establish the video formatting and configuration settings and to access the video adjustments screen for the picture settings.

On the Player Information Menu, the Available Submenus Are:

• The PLAYBACK INFO menu, identified by an “i” icon, includes the disc type and name (if available on the disc), and contains settings to control the playback mode.

• The

PROGRAM menu, identified by an icon showing musical notes, is used to program a playlist, which lets you play back selected CD tracks in the order you choose. Playlists are only available for audio CDs.

• The

DISC INFO menu, identified by a disc icon, provides detailed information about the video and audio content on the disc being played.

Control Settings: The main area of each menu

screen shows a list of the control settings available for the current submenu. On the left side of the main area is a listing of the settings available.To the right of each line is the current value for each setting. To adjust a specific setting, press the

until the setting for the desired item is highlighted.

⁄¤ Navigation Buttons

Next, press the Enter Button K and a dropdown menu will appear that contains the available options for that setting. Press the

⁄¤ Navigation Buttons

n until the desired option is highlighted, then press

the

Enter Button K to select that option. See

Figure 2 for an example of a dropdown menu.

Figure 2

∂

Instruction Line: The DVD 37 will display the

appropriate instructions in this area to assist you in navigating the menu system and making changes to the various settings.

Within a given menu, adjustments are made using the following steps and commands on the remote control:

• Press the

⁄¤ Navigation Buttons n to

select an item to be adjusted.

• When the current setting for the item to be adjusted is highlighted, press the

• Press the

⁄¤ Navigation Buttons n to

Enter Button K.

select one of the options shown. When a series of underscore lines (_ _ _ _) is shown, enter the desired setting using the

Numeric Keys T.

• When the desired setting is highlighted or the numeric entry made, press the

• Press the

⁄¤ Navigation Buttons n to

Enter Button K.

select another item for adjustment, if required.

• When all required adjustments on this submenu have been made, press the

Buttons

n to move to the Submenu Selection

Area

∫

and then press the ⁄¤ Navigation

Buttons

n to select another submenu.

• If all adjustments are complete, press the

Button

j to exit the SETUP menu, or press

the

Info Button i to exit the PLAYER

INFORMATION

‹› Navigation

Setup

menu.

Most DVDs are created to allow setup menus to be displayed while the disc is playing, superimposed over the video playback. However, some discs are authored

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SYSTEM SETUP

in a way that does not allow this. If you see the ø icon displayed on the screen after pressing the

Button

j or the Info Button i, press the Stop

Button

P and then press the Setup or Info

Button

ji again.

This method of navigation, option selection and adjustment applies to all menus except for the Video Adjustments menu, which accommodates the need to view the on-screen video or the DVD 37’s internal test signal while the settings are being made. See page 24 for information on changing the Video Adjustments.

The

SPEAKER SETUP menu uses the same navigation method, but with a slightly different arrangement. Since adjustments are made to accommodate the speaker used for each channel, the settings for each speaker are displayed according to their placement in the listening room.

Setup

Setup Menu

The four submenus within the SETUP menu are where you establish the basic system settings for the DVD 37. Most of these settings need to be adjusted only once, and in many cases you will find that the system defaults are the correct option for your combination of components. However, it is worth a few minutes to briefly scan through each of the Submenus to confirm that the settings are correct and to familiarize yourself with the available options so that you are aware of the flexibility of the DVD 37.

System Setup Submenu

The SYSTEM SETUP submenu is where you establish the control options, languages and displays. In most cases, the system default options are sufficient for normal operation, but you may wish to change them to tailor the unit’s operation to your preferences.

Access the pressing the SETUP menu.The System icon should be highlighted. If it isn’t, use the n to highlight the icon.As indicated on the

Instruction Line∂, press the Enter Button K

to access the settings in SYSTEM SETUP. The following adjustments may be made on the

SYSTEM SETUP menu.

SYSTEM SETUP submenu by

Setup Button 9 to display the main

⁄¤ Navigation Buttons

Display Language: This setting selects the language that will be used for the DVD 37’s OSD menus and other system messages.The default is English, but you may also select French, Spanish, German or Italian.

Preferred Subtitle Language: This setting selects the language used for the display of subtitles.The default setting is To set the player so that subtitles will always play in a specific language when they are available, select from the choices shown in the drop down menu.

If you do not find your preferred language in the list of options, you may select a preferred language by first pressing the so that OTHER is highlighted in the dropdown menu. Press the the

⁄¤‹› Navigation Buttons n to select

a subtitle language (see Figure 4). When the desired language is highlighted, press the to set it as the preferred subtitle language.

If you wish to exit this screen without selecting a language, use the until the word RETURN at the bottom of the screen is highlighted, and press the K to return to the SYSTEM SETUP screen.

This procedure selects a preferred subtitle language, but it will only be available when the disc being played contains that language.The list of subtitles available on any given disc is always shown on the disc jacket, usually at the bottom of the back cover. Note that the subtitles may also be switched on or off, or a new language selected during playback using the

Button

If you have selected a subtitle language and subtitles do not appear on screen, press the V to display the Subtitle banner. Each press of the Enter Button K will cycle through the subtitle languages available on the disc. If subtitles still do not appear, press the sure that subtitling has been selected in the disc’s menu system.

NOTE: Due to the variations in how DVD discs are authored, the subtitle languages displayed by the DVD 37 may not accurately reflect the actual languages available on the disc. It is recommended that subtitles be selected using the disc’s menu.

OFF, to play discs without subtitles.

⁄¤ Navigation Buttons n

Enter Button K and then use

Enter Button K

⁄¤‹› Navigation Buttons n

Enter Button

Subtitle

V, as described on page 30.

Subtitle Button

Disc Menu Button R to make

Panel Time-Out: This setting allows you to select the

length of time the illuminated during disc playback (as some people find the front-panel display to be distracting while a movie is playing). You may program the DVD 37 to refresh the front-panel display only when a button is pressed on the remote or front panel, and to turn the display off again after either five or 20 seconds.When the display is off, the blue remain lit to remind you that the unit is turned on. When the Panel Time-Out setting is set to “Off,” the display remains lit at all times.This feature is only in effect when a DVD or VCD is playing. However, you may always press the the front-panel display either by half or fully.

Status Bar Time-Out: This setting selects the timeout interval for the on-screen Status Bar that appears at the top of your video screen when the

Button

S is pressed while a disc is playing. During DVD playback, the status bar shows the current title and chapter, the elapsed or remaining time in the current chapter or title, a setting to adjust the time display, and a temperature bar for the time display.

You may program the status bar to remain on screen for either five or 20 seconds after the S is pressed.When OFF is selected, the time- out is disabled, and the status bar will remain on the screen until the d is pressed.

Parental Control: The DVD 37’s password system allows you to restrict viewing of certain materials that may not be suitable for younger members of the household by requiring the viewer to enter a password before viewing those materials.The system is based on rating information encoded in the DVD that classifies materials into eight levels, roughly corresponding to the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) voluntary ratings system:

Level 1: Corresponds to the MPAA’s “G” (General Audiences) rating, and is considered suitable for all viewers.

Level 2: Intermediate level between the “PG” and “G” ratings.

Level 3: Corresponds to the MPAA’s “PG” (Parental Guidance) rating.

Level 4: Corresponds to the MPAA’s “PG-13” (Parental Guidance and 13 years old) rating.

Level 5: Intermediate level between the “R” and “PG-13” ratings.

Level 6: Corresponds to the MPAA’s “R” (Restricted) rating.

Level 7: Corresponds to the MPAA’s “NC-17” (17 years and older) rating.

Front-Panel Display @ remains

Power Indicator 1 will

Dimmer Button I to dim

Status

Status Button

Status Button S or Clear Button

Figure 3

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Figure 4

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Level 8: All DVDs, including adult materials, can be played.

Unlocked: Any DVD may be viewed without entering the password.

The DVD 37 is shipped from the factory with the parental control system unlocked (no password is required to view any DVD), and with the password set to the four-digit code “1234.” To activate the system, use the

⁄¤ Navigation Buttons n to highlight

the Parental Control Setting on the

SETUP

K. Select the “On” setting from the dropdown menu, and the password screen will appear (see Figure 5.) Make sure the dashes on the Password line are highlighted, then enter the password code using the Navigation Button n.

If you have entered the password correctly, the current setting of the Rating line will be highlighted. You may press the dropdown menu. Select a new rating using the Navigation Buttons n and the Enter ButtonK.

Figure 5

The first time you use the DVD 37, it is recommended that you scroll down to the Change Password line and press the Password screen. Use the enter your new password once at the New Password line, and a second time at the Confirm Password line. The DVD 37 will return to the screen shown in Figure 5, where you may then change the Ratings Setting. Since you had previously entered a valid password, you will not be required to enter a password again before changing the rating. However, once you press the SYSTEM SETUP submenu, the new password will take effect.

Disc Recognition: The setting for the Disc Recognition feature, when turned on, allows you to pause or stop a DVD-Video disc, remove it from the player, play another disc, and then resume playback of the original disc at a later time from the point at which you paused. When a previously played disc is reinserted in the DVD 37, you will be presented with an on-screen status message asking whether you wish to start play-

submenu, and press the Enter Button

Numeric Keys T and press the ¤

Enter Button K to display the ratings

Enter Button K to display the Change

‹› Navigation Button n and return to the

SYSTEM

⁄¤

Numeric Keys T to

back from the beginning of the disc or resume at the point where is activated, either once (Resume mode) or twice (Stop mode), but not the turned off between discs. The DVD 37 can store the information for up to five DVDs at a time.

PBC Support: This setting controls the activation of PBC (Play Back Control) Support for VCD discs. If you plan to play VCD discs, which are a CD-ROM-based format that predates DVD, we recommend that the setting be turned the Repeat Track, Repeat Disc and Random functions will not be available for VCDs.

Screen Saver: The DVD 37 offers a Screen Saver option to protect your TV or video display from damage that may occur if the player is left turned on with the same still image for a period of time, as there is a possibility that the image may be “burned” into some display devices.This is particularly important for plasma displays and some CRT devices. Set Screen Saver to ON so that the DVD 37 will run the screen saver when no action has been detected for either one or five minutes. Press a desired command key on the front panel or remote to “wake” the DVD 37 and resume normal operation.

Show Angle Icon: Some DVDs are programmed with multiple-angle capability, allowing you to view the same scene from a different camera angle. Normally, the angle icon will be displayed on screen during those scenes to inform you that you may press the Angle Button m to change to a different view.If you would find the appearance of the icon on-screen distracting, select the Show Angle Icon setting in the System submenu, and set it to

Indicator

whenever multiple angles are available, regardless of whether the on-screen icon appears.

Closed Caption: This setting enables viewing of closed caption messages, if they have been encoded in the video material. Closed captions – text displays of the program’s dialogue which are normally hidden from view – are made available for the hearingimpaired or others. Select the the DVD 37’s closed captioning decoder so that these messages may be viewed.

you left off. Note that even when the setting

you must press the Stop Button 4P

Pause Button 3L. The unit may be

ON. However, with PBC enabled,

OFF. The Angle

E will appear in the front-panel display

ON setting to activate

Audio Setup Submenu

This submenu establishes the DVD’s configuration for general audio settings, such as preferred language and digital audio settings.

As with all setup menus, press the to activate the main menu screen, and then press the

⁄¤ Navigation Buttons n until the AUDIO

SETUP

Button

icon is highlighted, and press the Enter

K again.

Setup Button j

Figure 6

The following adjustments are available on the Audio Setup menu:

Preferred Audio Language: This setting is used to select the default language that will be used for program playback. The factory default setting is English, but you may choose French, Spanish, German or Italian by making a selection from the dropdown menu. To select a language other than those shown, select

OTHER from the dropdown menu and press the with a list of language choices (see Figure 4). Use the language.When the desired language is highlighted, press the audio language. If you wish to exit this screen without selecting a language, use the

Buttons

bottom of the screen is highlighted, and press the

Enter Button K to return to the AUDIO SETUP

This procedure selects a preferred audio program language, but it will only be available when the disc being played contains that language.The list of languages available on any given disc is always shown on the disc jacket, usually at the bottom of the back cover. Note that the audio playback language may also be changed at any time during playback using the Audio Select Button c, as described on page 30, but any changes made will only be effective during playback of that disc.

Digital Output: This setting selects the digital audio data stream that is routed to the

Output

Two choices are available:

•

Enter Button K. A screen will appear

⁄¤‹› Navigation Buttons n to select a

Enter Button K to set it as the preferred

⁄¤‹› Navigation

n until the word RETURN at the

screen.

Optical Digital

¢ or the Coaxial Digital Output ∞.

Bitstream, the default setting, outputs the Dolby Digital or DTS signal, as selected from the disc’s menu or by using the c, as explained on page 30. This setting should be used when your receiver or processor is capable of decoding signals in the Dolby Digital or DTS format.

PCM outputs a standard PCM signal for decoding by receivers or processors that are not capable of decoding a Dolby Digital or DTS bitstream. This setting enables 2-channel audio playback or matrix decoding where available.

Audio Select Button

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NOTE: Any changes made to the Digital Output setting during playback will not take effect until after play has been stopped and restarted.

PCM Limit: This setting determines whether the digital audio output of the DVD 37 will be sent to your receiver or processor at its original sampling rate, or whether high-resolution (96kHz or greater) materials will be downsampled to 48kHz. Select the setting if your receiver is capable of resolving digital signals greater than 48kHz and does not require downsampling. If you select the when your receiver is not capable of processing signals with a sampling rate greater than 48kHz, then you will not hear any audio when high-resolution materials are played. If you are uncertain of your receiver’s capabilities, select the to limit the sampling rate to 48kHz.

NOTE: Due to copyright restrictions, the DVD 37 will not output an uncompressed signal in the PCM format from a disc recorded with 96kHz/24-bit resolution, such as some DTS audio CDs. If the Digital Output setting in the set to 96kHz, no audio will be outputted, and the message

Information Display

General Management System.” Should this message appear, change the PCM Limit setting to to hear the audio at a lower resolution.

Dynamic Range: This setting allows you to take advantage of the Night-mode encoding present on some Dolby Digital recordings to reduce the volume of louder passages while maintaining intelligibility of quieter passages.This means that you may listen to programs at a level that allows the full impact of a soundtrack to be heard at a volume that is lower than you might otherwise use to avoid disturbing others.The DVD 37 accomplishes this by compressing the audio to a greater or lesser degree, depending on which setting you choose.Three options are available:

•

MAXIMUM does not make any changes to the original playback, and should be used when the volume setting in the listening room may be as loud as you desire.

•

MEDIUM applies a moderate amount of compression so that louder passages are a little bit quieter.

•

MINIMUM applies more compression so that louder passages are much softer.

Feel free to experiment with the settings at any time. Note that if your receiver or processor also allows you to program the dynamic range setting, also known as the “Night Mode,” you do not need to make any adjustments on the DVD 37 and should leave the setting at

Audio Setup submenu is

PCM, and the PCM Limit setting is set to

CGMS MUTE will appear in the Main

MAXIMUM.

96kHz setting

48kHz setting

B. “CGMS” stands for “Copy

96kHz

48kHz

Delay Unit: This setting selects the unit of distance used for calculating delay times when

ADJUSTMENTS

unit is feet, but you may select meters. Bass Management: This setting activates the

AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS

agement settings, to optimize playback of DVD-Audio discs through the Three settings are available:

• On: If your receiver or processor is equipped with

“direct” 6-channel inputs and the receiver is not capable of performing bass management on these inputs, then change this setting on the DVD 37 to

On, and proceed to the AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS

settings.

• Bypass: This is the default setting. If your

receiver or processor is equipped with 6-channel inputs and is capable of adjusting the bass management settings (speaker size, output levels and delay times) for its 6-channel analog inputs, then we recommend that you leave this setting at the default Bypass, and adjust the bass management settings on your receiver.

• Stereo: If your receiver or processor is not

equipped with 6-channel inputs at all, then change this setting to mixed 2-channel signal to the

Outputs

input on your receiver. You may then select an analog surround mode available on your receiver.

NOTE: The 2-channel downmix (Stereo mode) and the 5.1-channel presentation of multichannel audio discs (Bypass or Bass Management On modes) are not available simultaneously. With bass management on, the same front left and right channel information will be available at both of the left and right

Audio Outputs

be present in the signal output at the 2-channel Analog Audio Outputs 8. In Stereo mode only, the downmixed 2-channel signal will be available at both Analog Audio Outputs 89. If it is more conven- ient to use the remote than to change this setting in the on-screen menu system, use the

Selector

settings. Either method achieves the same result.

menu to program the bass management

8, for use with any 2-channel analog

G to toggle through the three available

menu is activated. The default

Analog Audio Outputs 89.

Stereo, which will send a down-

89. No surround information will

the AUDIO

menu’s bass man-

Analog Audio

Analog

Audio Mode

Audio Adjustments Submenu

This menu allows you to adjust bass management settings that control the audio output of the

Audio Outputs

delay times.The proper adjustment of these settings is key to optimal reproduction of DVD-Audio discs, when the DVD 37 is used with a receiver or processor that does not have audio adjustment capabilities for the direct inputs.

9 for speaker size, output level and

6-Channel

IMPORTANT NOTE: In order to avoid audio problems,

when the DVD 37 is connected to a receiver or processor that management parameters for its multichannel inputs, you have the option to either use that capability or adjust the settings in the DVD 37. The preferred method of operation is to use the receiver for these adjustments. In that case, remember to set the

Bass Management setting in the AUDIO SETUP menu to Bypass. If you

make the adjustments using the DVD 37's settings, it is important that the receiver's settings for the multichannel direct inputs be disabled, or set to “Large” for the speaker sizes and “0” for the level adjustments and delay times, unless these settings are also used for the receiver’s other source inputs, in which case they should be left the way you set them when you configured your receiver. If you have any questions about the capabilities of your receiver or processor, we recommend that you consult its owner’s manual or the manufacturer’s Web site for further information.

If your receiver or processor does not have 6-channel analog inputs, make sure to select for the Bass Management setting in the

AUDIO SETUP menu. Then connect the

Analog Audio Outputs 8 to any 2-channel analog inputs on your receiver.

Before proceeding with the DVD 37’s audio setup adjustments, we recommend that you first use the menu system in your receiver or processor to ascertain the settings already established for “Speaker Size,” “Output Level” and “Delay Time,” which may be set as a distance.Write these settings down to refer to during the configuration process.

Press the menu; then use the until the AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS submenu is highlighted within a white outline box, and press the Enter Button K.

Figure 7

The following adjustments are available on the AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS menu for each speaker position. It is recommended that you cycle through the adjustments for each speaker position using the enter the settings that are appropriate for your system.

does have the capability to adjust bass

Stereo

Setup Button 9 to activate the Setup

⁄¤ Navigation Buttons n

⁄¤‹› Navigation Buttons n to

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Pressing the Enter Button K displays a dropdown menu with the selections available for that setting. Use the

⁄¤ Navigation Buttons n to highlight the

appropriate setting, and then press the K to select it.

You will notice that the adjustments for speaker size and distance (used to calculate delay times) are set in tandem for the front left and right speaker pair, and for the surround left and right speaker pair. Changing the settings for either speaker in these pairs also affects that setting for the other speaker in that pair. For this reason, it is important to select the same brand and model for both speakers in each pair, and also to place them at about the same distance from the listening position.

Speaker Size: Speaker size is part of the bass management system which determines which frequencies are sent to the specific speaker position, and which are sent to the subwoofer. The designation of “size” does not refer to the speaker’s physical size, but rather to the lowest frequency a speaker can handle. For this purpose,“full-range” speakers are considered “large,” while those not capable of reproduction below 100Hz are considered “small.” In general, if you are using a packaged speaker system with smaller satellitetype speakers and a subwoofer, you should select Small for all five speakers. Large should only be selected if you are certain that your speakers are capable of handling extreme low-frequency sounds.

Delay Time: This setting is used to compensate for the time it takes for sound to reach you from each speaker position, as some speakers may be placed further from the listening position than others. Select the distance from the speaker to your listening position by choosing one of the distance settings shown. This setting is not available for the subwoofer.

Output Level: This setting is used to maintain balanced reproduction and sound field presentation. The goal is to make certain that the sound is heard from each speaker position with equal loudness.You may simply enter the same speaker level output settings already used for your receiver or processor. Alternatively, you may use a test disc that outputs a fixed tone to all speakers at the same time and adjust the settings here so that the tone is heard at the same level (loudness) from all speakers.

For the subwoofer, the settings are slightly different. Select

On when a subwoofer is connected, or Off if one is not used. The second setting for the subwoofer is the crossover. This determines which sounds will be sent to the subwoofer, and which to the main speakers when size for any of the speakers. Select the frequency from those shown that is closest to the lowest frequency your main (left/center/right/surround left/surround

Small is selected as the speaker

Enter Button

right) speakers are able to reproduce. If you are not familiar with that information, it may be found in the owner’s manual for your speakers.The output level should be set the same way as for the other speakers.

When you have finished entering all settings on this menu, use the to highlight the word Done at the bottom of the screen, and then press the enter your settings into the DVD 37’s memory.

⁄¤‹› Navigation Buttons n

Enter Button K to

Video Setup Submenu

This menu establishes the DVD’s configuration for video format settings such as aspect ratio and output scan. It also allows access to the Video Adjustments banner (see next section).

As with all setup menus, press the to activate the main menu screen, and then press the

⁄¤ Navigation Buttons n until the VIDEO

SETUP

Enter Button K.

Figure 8

The following adjustments are available on the Video Setup menu:

Aspect Ratio: This setting selects the aspect ratio of video programming. Your choice should be made according to the shape of your video display and your personal preferences.When the used, the aspect ratio will automatically be set appropriately for the specific display. However, you may select an alternate view. For most other video displays, make sure the Aspect Ratio setting is correct for your display.Two choices are available:

•

icon is highlighted, and then press the

16:9: If you have a widescreen (16:9) display, or a display that has a widescreen mode, choose this setting. With this setting, the DVD 37 will adjust the output for widescreen movies so that they fill the entire screen in the proper aspect ratio. However, in this setting a disc recorded in the 4:3 aspect ratio will appear in the widescreen as a boxed image in the center, with black columns on the left and right side of the screen. If the widescreen option is chosen and a widescreen movie is played on a conventional 4:3 aspect-ratio set, the image will be distorted to vertical compression.

Setup Button j

HDMI Output 2 is

due

•

4:3: If you have a standard, 4:3 aspect ratio video display, choose this setting. You will see the entire frame of the movie as it is recorded on the disc without any image cutoff at the left and right sides. While this allows widescreen movies to be shown in their entirety, they will occupy a smaller portion of the screen and black “letterbox” bars may appear at the top and bottom of the screen.

Video Output: This setting selects between the S-Video Output • and Component Video Outputs

§, which are not available simultaneously If you have connected one of these outputs to your video display and the screen is blank, you will need to temporarily connect the ¶ to your TV in order to view the on-screen menus and change this setting.

Scan Type: This setting allows you to select between progressive and interlaced scanning for the

Component Video Outputs § to maximize

the image resolution for the type of video display in use.The output at the

Video

¶ outputs will always be standard-rate video that is compatible with any television set or video display.Two choices are available:

•

Progressive: Select this option if you have a video display that is compatible with input sources of 480P or greater. Displays labeled as “HDTV Ready,” including virtually all large-screen LCD and plasma displays, are compatible with progressive scan.

•

Interlaced: Select this option when you are using an older video display that has Y/Pr/Pb component inputs, but which is not capable of displaying high scan rate, or “HD” signals.

NOTES:

1. The Scan Type may only be changed when the

Video Output setting has been set to Component.

2. If you have connected the DVD 37 to a video dis-

play that is not capable of displaying progressive scan video using the

Outputs

§, and you have inadvertently changed the Video Output Setting to Component Scan Type setting to Progressive, you may reset the scan type to interlaced by pressing the

Button

9 to deactivate the Setup menu system.

Then press the

Button

J. The display will blink, indicating that

the scan type has been reset to interlaced mode.

Alternatively, as a last-resort measure, you may completely reset all of the DVD 37’s settings, including the scan type, by exiting the on-screen menu system and pressing and holding the

Button

d for five seconds. The display will blink,

and all settings will return to the factory defaults.

Video Adjustment: Use this setting to access the Video Adjustments banner by changing the setting

Composite Video Output

S-Video • and Composite

Component (Y/Pr/Pb) Video

and the

Setup

Progressive Scan/Interlaced

Clear

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from Off to On. See below for more information on using the Video Adjustments banner to optimize your picture settings.

HDMI Settings: This setting displays the characteristics of the video output signal at the

2. When the DVD 37 is connected to a video display using the information to the DVD 37 that indicates the highest video resolution it is capable of handling, and the DVD 37 automatically sets the video output to match it. That resolution is displayed here. You may use this setting to manually select a lower video output resolution. Changes made here remain active until the DVD 37 or the display is turned off. When either is turned off, and then on again, the DVD 37 will revert to the default setting transmitted by the display. Make sure your video display or other video switching equipment (such as an HDMI-capable receiver) is capable of handling the DVD 37’s HDMI output signal.

HDMI Output 2, the display sends

HDMI Output

Video Adjustments Banner

This banner menu allows you to adjust the brightness, sharpness and black level of the video signal to compensate for differences between your DVD player and other video sources.You may use either the DVD 37’s built-in color bar test signal or a test disc as the standard for the adjustments.To ensure that your system is properly optimized, we strongly recommend that you adjust your video display using the display’s own controls before making any changes to the DVD 37’s output. Once the display is properly calibrated with all settings on the DVD 37 set to their midpoint, use the controls on this menu to fine-tune the DVD 37’s output.

Due to the nature of these settings, the navigation is somewhat different from the DVD 37’s other menus and controls.The banner is accessed from the Video Setup submenu. Press the display the Setup menu, and then press the Navigation Buttons n until the Video Setup submenu icon is highlighted. Press the K to access the Video Setup submenu, then scroll down to the Video Adjustment line and press the Enter Button K again. Select On to display the Video Adjustments banner. The Setup screen will disappear from view.

Setup Button j to

⁄¤

Enter Button

To change any of the video adjustments shown, first press the

⁄¤ Navigation Buttons n so that

the parameter’s setting bar is highlighted. Use the

Navigation Button n to increase the setting or the

‹ Navigation Button n to decrease the setting.

Changes to any of the settings may be made while a test disc is playing, or you may use the internal test signal by pressing the

n until the word Off is highlighted next to the Test Screen line. To activate the test signal,

press the

Enter Button K and note that a special

combination test signal, including both color bars and gray scale along with 100% black and white fields, will be displayed behind the video adjustments banner.

See the Test Screen section on page 25 for more guidance in making picture adjustments.

To adjust the Brightness setting, use the Navigation Buttons n until the area between the “–“ and “+” signs is highlighted, then use the Navigation Buttons n to increase or decrease the setting.

When adjusting the Black Level setting, only two adjustments are available: either the complete bar will appear, which provides a full “0 to 100” black level setting, or “full”, which complies with standards for video with what is called “setup”; or only a thin line will appear, which represents a “7.5 to 100” black level setting.

To remove the banner from the screen so that only the test screen appears, simply wait a few seconds, and the banner will disappear. Press any button on the remote to restore the banner to view.

When you have finished making your video adjustments, press the until the word Done is highlighted, and press the Enter Button K. The DVD 37 will return to the Video Setup submenu.

In order to recall the video adjustments menu, you will need to press the through the menu system as described above.

When you have finished using the Setup menus, press the

Setup Button j to clear the screen. If a DVD

is loaded, the splash screen will appear. If any other type of disc is loaded, the Player Information menu will appear. You may now proceed to page 26 to learn the basics of operating the DVD 37.

⁄¤ Navigation Buttons

⁄¤ Navigation Buttons n

Setup Button j and navigate

›

⁄¤

‹›

Figure 9

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Color Bars

Gray Scale

100% Black/White Fields

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TEST SCREEN

DVD is one of the highest quality sources ever made available for in-home playback of prerecorded pictures and sound. In order to make certain that your home theater system is fully optimized to take advantage of DVD’s superb picture quality, the DVD 37 offers a built-in video test signal that makes it easy to calibrate your TV or video display for proper playback.

Test Screen

With the test screen showing on your video display, the following adjustments may be made:

• The proper color intensity setting on your TV.

• Proper color adjustments using the color bars, which should be (left to right) black, white, yellow, cyan (turquoise), green, magenta, red, blue, black.

• The proper color transition, seen as sharp separation of the bars.

• The performance of the color circuits in your TV (with “Video” signals); bar edges should show no vertical crawling dots.

With the gray scale and the black/white fields below the color bars, the brightness and contrast of your screen can be adjusted.

NOTE: Most of the video adjustments using the DVD 37’s test screen should be made using the controls on your video display, with the DVD 37’s controls set at their factory default position in the center. If necessary, you may tweak the brightness and sharpness using the controls found in the DVD 37’s video adjustments menu.

Figure 10

TV Picture Adjustment With Test Screen Brightness Adjustment:

1. Turn down the color control on your TV until the

color bars are visible in black and white.

2. Adjust the contrast on your TV to the lowest level

where you still can see all bars within the gray scale in the test picture separately and clearly.

3. Adjust the brightness using the DVD 37 video

adjustments control so that the bars in the gray scale are all visible.The bar furthest to the left has to be as black as possible rather than gray, but the next gradation must clearly be distinct from it.

All the bars in the gray scale should be gradually and evenly changing from black to white, going from left to right.

Contrast Adjustment:

1. Adjust the contrast on your TV until you see a bright white bar in the lower right corner of the screen and a deep-dark-black bar to the left. The optimal contrast setting will depend on your preference and the surrounding light in the TV room.

2. If the brightness of the white bar no longer increases when the contrast is turned up or the borders of the white “harman/kardon” letters on top bloom (overlight) into the black areas (drastically decreasing the sharpness of the type), the contrast has been turned up too much. Reduce the contrast until these effects disappear and the video still looks realistic.

3. If you are watching TV with customary surrounding daylight, adjust the contrast so that a normal video picture has about the same look as the surroundings in your room. That way the eye is relaxed when watching the TV picture. This contrast setting may be reduced when the surrounding light is dimmed, thereby usually improving the sharpness of a video significantly.

4. The gray 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 “

Brightness Adjustment” and repeat Step 3 and

then

“

Contrast Adjustment,” making only minor

adjustments each time for optimization.

Color Adjustment

1. When the brightness and contrast are set optimally, turn up the color control to the level of your preference.Adjust to the level where the colors look strong but still natural, not overdone. If the color level is too high, depending on the TV, 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. Ultimately, you also should test the color intensity with a video – e.g., pictures of natural faces, flowers, fruit and vegetables, and other common natural articles for an optimal setting of the color intensity.

2. Use the large white bar below the gray scale to tweak the warmth of the picture. Every viewer has a preference as to 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.

Sharpness Adjustment

Contrary to intuition, the picture will appear sharper and clearer with the sharpness, or Edges, setting backed off from the maximum setting. Reduce the sharpness setting on your television, and the Edges setting on the DVD 37 video adjustments menu if necessary, to minimize the appearance of any white lines between the bars in the gray scale portion of the test screen.

Convergence and Edge Focus

The crosshatch pattern that surrounds the test screen may be used to evaluate edge focus and convergence in front- or rear-projection video displays. However, the controls used to adjust these parameters are often not user-accessible. In any event, these adjustments are extremely complex, and require proper training and experience to avoid worsening the situation. Therefore, it is recommended that if you are unable to improve the picture using the available controls, contact the video display manufacturer’s authorized service representative for assistance.

When all desired setup and configuration entries have been made, use the

⁄¤ Navigation Buttons n

until “Done” is highlighted at the bottom of the Video Adjustments submenu. Press the

Enter Button K

to select it to return to the on-screen menu system. Then, press the

Setup Button j to remove the

menu displays from the screen. The unit will return to normal operation and you are ready to enjoy the finest in DVD or CD playback!

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SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION

Unit does not turn on • No AC power • Check AC power plug and make certain any switched

outlet is turned on.

Disc does not play • Disc loaded improperly • Load disc label-side up; align the disc with the guides and place

it in its proper position.

• Incorrect disc type • Check to see that the disc is CD, CD-R, CD-RW,VCD, MP3,WMA, JPEG, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW (standard-conforming), DVD-Audio or DVD-Video; other types will not play.

• Invalid Region Code • Use Region 1 or Open Region (0) disc only.

• Rating is above parental preset • Enter password to override or change rating settings (see page 20).

No picture • Intermittent connections • Check all video connections.

• Wrong input • Check input selection of TV or receiver.

• Progressive Scan output selected • Use Progressive Scan mode only with compatible TV. Press

Interlaced Button

• Video Off feature active • Press

•

HDMI Output 2 is connected to a • The HDMI Output 2 may not be used with video displays that are not video display that is not HDCP-compliant. HDCP-compliant. Unplug the cable and select another audio and video

• Wrong video output setting in

SETUP menu composite video to access VIDEO SETUP menu and change

No sound • Intermittent connections • Check all audio connections.

• Incorrect digital audio selection • Check digital audio settings on DVD 37 and on receiver.

• DVD disc is in fast or slow mode • There is no audio playback on DVD discs during fast or slow modes.

• Surround receiver not compatible • Change

with 96kHz PCM audio (see page 22).

• DVD-Audio disc is loaded without • Use

using analog audio connection

• Wrong bass management setting in • In order to hear a downmixed 2-channel signal at the

AUDIO SETUP 8, make sure to change the BASS MANAGEMENT setting to

Picture is distorted or jumps during • MPEG-2 decoding • It is a normal artifact of DVD playback for pictures to jump or show fast forward or reverse play some distortion during rapid play.

Some remote buttons do not operate • Function not permitted at this time • With most discs, some functions are not permitted at certain during DVD play; prohibited symbol times (e.g., Track Skip) or at all (e.g., direct audio track selection). appears (see below)

The OSD menu is in a foreign language • Incorrect OSD language • Change the display language selection (see page 23). The symbol appears • Requested function not available at • Certain functions may be disabled by the DVD itself during

this time passages of a disc.

Picture is displayed in the • Incorrect match of aspect ratio settings • Change aspect ratio settings (see page 23). wrong aspect ratio to disc

Remote control inoperative • Weak batteries • Change both batteries.

• Sensor is blocked • Clear path to sensor or use optional outboard remote sensor.

Disc will not copy to VCR • Copy protection • Many DVDs are encoded with copy protection to prevent

Password not accepted. • Incorrect password being used or • Stop play of disc. Press and hold

password has been forgotten. This resets the password and all settings to their defaults.

VIDEO • S- and component video are not available simultaneously. Temporarily connect

Video Off ButtonFto reactivate video circuitry.

connection (see pages 14 through 16).

VIDEO OUTPUT setting to desired type (see page 23).

PCM LIMIT setting in AUDIO SETUP menu to 48kHz

6-Channel Audio Outputs 9 or Analog Audio Outputs 8.

STEREO (see pages 12 and 22).

copying to VCR.

I to toggle to the correct mode (see page 23).

Clear Button 3 until the display blinks.

Progressive Scan/

Analog Audio Outputs

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 37

DVD37 harman/kardon

DVD Player Block Diagram (DVD 37 & 37/230)

OPEN/CLOSE &

SPINDLE MOTOR

& SLED

CONTROL

27MHz

AM5888S

RF SERVO

ZR36707

OSC

M P E G

EEPROM

24C08

T.R MUTE

Control

3CH

VIDEO DRV.

BA7660FS

6CH.

VIDEO

DRV.

BH7862FS

Built in

filter

VIDEO

FILTER

C A

EUR ONLY

Comp.

S-Video

TRAVERSE UNIT

(SANYO PICK-UP HD62)

DV-342FV

SMPS Ass'y

COP11840C

16M Bit

FLASH u-COM

M29W160ET70N

Remote

Sensor

8MHz

OSC

Key Pad

ZR36778

SDRAM 64M

M12L64164A7T

SYSTEM u-COM

ST72F324K2

SDRAM 64M M12L64164A7T

BUFFER

74HCT7007

Not used For DVD 37

VFD (CIG Type) 13BT229GINK

HDMI

TRANSM.

ZR36721

Coax. SPDIF OUT

AUDIO PCM OUT T.R BUFFER

DSD DECODER

SAA7893

DSD OUT LT/RT

PCM/DSD CLK SELECT MUX.

74LVC157

AUDIO

DAC

CS4392

PHOTO COUPLER

KP1010B

+6dB OPAMP SW/C

SYSTEM

HDMI OUT

Optical

FL/FR

RL/RR

IN Out

DVD37 harman/kardon

DVD37 Electrical Parts List

Ref. Designator Part Number Description Qty

MAIN/FRONT PCB ASS'YS

Capacitors

C100 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C101 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C102 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C103 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C104 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C106 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C107 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C110 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C112 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C113 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C115 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C117 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C120 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C122 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C124 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C126 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C127 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C129 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C146 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C156 CCUS1H180JA CHIP, CAP 18PF/50V/1608 C156 CCUS1H180JA CHIP, CAP 18PF/50V/1608 C157 CCUS1H330JA CAP , CHIP C158 CCUS1H330JA CAP , CHIP C159 CCUS1H562KC CHIP CERAMIC CAP. 1608 (5600p) C160 CCUS1H562KC CHIP CERAMIC CAP. 1608 (5600p) C161 CCUS1H562KC CHIP CERAMIC CAP. 1608 (5600p) C163 CCUS1H471JA CAP , CHIP C164 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C165 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C166 CCUS1H102KC CAP , CHIP C167 CCUS1H102KC CAP , CHIP C168 CCUS1H102KC CAP , CHIP C169 CCUS1H102KC CAP , CHIP C170 CCUS1H102KC CAP , CHIP C172 CCUS1H102KC CAP , CHIP C173 CCUS1H102KC CAP , CHIP C174 CCUS1H333KC CAP , CHIP C175 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C176 CCUS1H102KC CAP , CHIP C178 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C179 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C180 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C181 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C183 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C185 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C186 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C187 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C188 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C189 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C190 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C191 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C192 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C193 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C194 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C195 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP C196 CCUS1H104KC CAP , CHIP

0.1UF ZF 1608

0.1UF ZF 1608 18PF JA 1608 18PF JA 1608 33PF JA 1608 33PF JA 1608 5600PF KC 1608 5600PF KC 1608 5600PF KC 1608 470PF JA 1608

0.1UF ZF 1608

0.1UF ZF 1608 1000PF KC 1608 1000PF KC 1608 1000PF KC 1608 1000PF KC 1608 1000PF KC 1608 1000PF KC 1608 1000PF KC 1608

0.033PF KC 1608 SIZE

0.1UF ZF 1608 1000PF KC 1608

0.1UF ZF 1608

1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA 1EA

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