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BDT 2/BDT 20

Remote Control Functions

Open/Close Button: Press this button to open and close the disc drawer. Before pressing 

this button, make sure that no objects are blocking the disc drawer. 
Power On Button: Press this button when the BdT 2/BdT 20 is in the standby mode 

to turn it on.
Power Off Button: Press this button when the BdT 2/BdT 20 is on to place it in the 

standby mode. 
Options Button: Press this button to display any available options for the item that is 

active at the time you press the button.
Settings Button: Press this button to display the player’s settings menu. see Settings 

Menus, on page 12, for more information.
Top  Menu  Button:  Press  this  button  to  display  the  top  menu  of  the  Blu-ray  disc 

recording or dvd that is playing. NOTe: This feature is disc-dependent. Not all dvds have 

top menus. If the dvd has no top menu, pressing the Top Menu button may display the 

disc menu, depending on how the disc’s menu system was authored.
Popup Menu Button: Pressing this button while playing a Blu-ray disc recording or dvd 

displays its disc menu. NOTe: This feature is disc-dependent. Not all discs have pop-up 

menus. If a dvd has no pop-up menu, pressing the Popup Menu button may display the 

disc menu, depending on how the disc’s menu system was authored.
Exit Button: Press this button to return to the previous menu or menu level.
Display Button: Press this button to activate a bar display containing information about 

the disc or program that is currently playing.
Previous/Step Button: Press this button once to skip to the beginning of the current 

track – or when viewing photos, to the previous photo. Press the button twice to skip 

to the beginning of the previous track. Press the button repeatedly to step through the 

previous chapters or tracks. When video content is playing, press the Pause button, after 

which each press of the Previous/step button will reverse the video by one frame.
Next/Step Button: Press this button once to skip to the beginning of the next track or 

when viewing photos, to the next photo. Press the button repeatedly to step through the 

previous chapters or tracks. When video content is playing, press the Pause button first; 

each subsequent press of the Next/step button advances the video one frame.
OK Button: Press this button to select a highlighted item on the on-screen menu.
Cursor  Buttons:  Press  these  buttons  to  navigate  through  items  on  the  on-screen 

menu.
Search/Slow Reverse Button: Press this button to reverse through the current disc 

track. for Blu-ray disc programs and dvd programs, each press cycles through 2x, 4x, 

8x, 16x and 32x reverse speed. Pressing the button while a Blu-ray disc recording or dvd 

is paused will reverse through the chapter in slow motion. each press cycles through 1/2, 

1/4, 1/8 and 1/16 normal speed.
Search/Slow Forward Button: Press this button to fast-forward through a disc track. 

for Blu-ray disc recordings and dvds, each press cycles through 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x and 32x 

normal speed. Pressing the button while a Blu-ray disc recording or dvd is paused will 

play through the chapter in slow motion. each press cycles through 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 and 

1/16 normal speed.
Home Button: Press this button to return the on-screen display to the home screen from 

whatever screen is active when the button is pressed.
Stop Button: Press this button to stop playback. (Pressing the Play button will resume 

playback from the point where it stopped.) Press the stop button twice to stop playback 

fully. NOTe: some settings and functions will only be available when the player is fully 

stopped.
Play Button: Press this button to play a disc that has been loaded into the player’s disc 

drawer or a music file that has been highlighted on the on-screen menu. Pressing this 

button when viewing photos begins a slide show of the photos.
Pause Button: Press this button to pause a disc or music file that is playing. Pressing 

the button while a Blu-ray disc program or dvd program is playing will freeze-frame on 

the current video frame. Pressing the button while the disc is paused will resume play. 

Pressing this button while viewing photos freezes the current photo on the screen.

Bookmark (green) Button: Press this button to activate the Bookmark function. see 

Bookmark Function, on page 15, for more information. 
Thumbnail  (yellow)  Button:  Press  this  button  while  playing  a  photo  slide  show  to 

display thumbnail images of all photos in the active directory.
Program (red) Button: Press this button to create a programmed playback list for the 

disc that is playing. see Programmed Play, on page 15, for more information.
Zoom (blue) Button: Press this button to zoom in on or recede from a video image or 

slide. use the Navigation buttons to zoom in on different sections of the image. NOTe: 

This function is disc-dependent. Not all discs allow this function.
Red, green, yellow and blue buttons: When the BdT 2/BdT 20 is playing a Blu-ray disc 

recording, these buttons can activate features and menus that may vary from disc to 

disc. Refer to the menu instructions for each particular disc for more information. NOTe: 

These Blu-ray disc functions may override the Bookmark, Thumbnail, Program and Zoom 

functions.
Audio Button: Press this button to toggle through the different audio tracks that are 

available for a disc. NOTe: This feature is disc-dependent. Not all discs feature multiple 

audio tracks and allow you to change audio tracks.
Subtitle Button: Press this button to toggle through the different subtitle options that 

are available for the current disc. NOTe: This feature is disc-dependent. Not all discs 

feature multiple subtitle options.
Angle Button: Press this button to toggle through the multiple camera-angle options 

for the current disc. NOTe: This feature is disc-dependent. Not all discs feature multiple 

camera angles and allow you to change camera angles.
A-B Button: Press this button to activate the A-B repeat mode. The first press sets the 

“A” repeat point; the second press sets the “B” repeat point and begins repeating the 

section of the program between the two points. Pressing the A-B button while the A-B 

repeat mode is active cancels the A-B repeat mode. 
Repeat Button: When the BdT 2/BdT 20 is playing a Blu-ray disc recording or dvd, 

press  this  button  to  cycle  through  the  following  repeat  modes:  chapter, Title, All,  Off. 

When the BdT 2/BdT 20 is playing a cd, this button cycles through the following repeat 

modes: Track, All, Off.
Numeric Buttons: Press these buttons to enter numbers for various items.
Find  Button:  Press  this  button  during  disc  playback  to  activate  the  search  function, 

which allows you to jump to a specific location on the disc. you can find a location by 

title, chapter or elapsed time.
Dimmer Button: Press this button to toggle through the different brightness levels for 

the player’s front-panel display: 100%, 50%, 25%, Auto/Off. When the brightness is set 

to Off, the display will temporarily return to full brightness whenever you press any button 

on the remote.
Backlight Button: Press this button to activate the remote’s backlight. The backlight 

will remain on for a few seconds and then will turn off to conserve battery power.
Clear  Button:  Press  this  button  to  clear  an  incorrect  entry  made  using  the  Numeric 

buttons.

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BDT 2/BDT 20

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Troubleshooting

If your BdT 2/BdT 20 isn’t performing the way you think it should, check to see if the problem is covered in this section before calling your dealer or contacting harman kardon.

The player won’t power up (the Power indicator is not lit):

check that the player’s Ac power cord is properly plugged into the player’s power-

 

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cord connection.
check that the player’s Ac power cord is plugged into a working Ac outlet and that 

 

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the Ac outlet is not controlled by a switch.
Make sure that the Master Power switch (on the player’s rear panel) is in the “On” 

 

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position.

The disc does not play:

check that the disc is inserted correctly (label side up).

 

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check  that  the  disc  is  the  correct  type:  Bd-video  (single-layer  or  double-layer), 

 

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dvd-video,  dvd+R/+RW,  dvd-R/-RW,  cddA  (cd  digital  audio),  cd-R/RW.  Other 

disc types will not play.

No picture:

check the connection between the player and the Tv.

 

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check that the Tv is turned on and that it is set to the correct input source.

 

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confirm that all of the choices made in the display settings menu are correct for 

 

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your Tv.
check that the Tv is hdcP-compliant. The player cannot be used with a Tv that is 

 

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not hdcP-compliant.

No sound:

check that the hdMI and/or coaxial digital connections are properly made.

 

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If you’re using the coaxial digital connection, check that the digital audio settings on 

 

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the connected device have been properly set.
If you’re using only the hdMI connection, check that the hdMI audio settings on the 

 

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connected device have been properly set.
If  you’re  using  only  the  hdMI  connection,  check  that  the  BdT  2/BdT  20’s  hdMI 

 

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Audio Output is set to “On.”

The picture appears in the wrong aspect ratio:

change the Aspect Ratio setting in the display settings menu to match the Tv.

 

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There is noise or other interference in the picture while playing a Blu-ray disc  
recording or dvd:

check that the disc surface is clean and not scratched.

 

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cannot access media on a connected usB device:

check that the device is formatted in the fAT32 file system. Other file systems are 

 

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not compatible with the BdT 2/BdT 20.

The player does not respond to remote-control commands:

Replace both remote-control batteries with fresh ones, and make sure that they are 

 

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installed correctly.
hold the remote control closer to the player.

 

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check that the player’s remote sensor is in the remote control’s line of sight.

 

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Make sure that the protective shipping film has been removed from the player’s 

 

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front panel.

The Ø symbol appears on the screen when you press a remote-control button:

The selected function is not permitted at the time you press the button.

 

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The player does not respond to commands, or it behaves in an erratic way:

unplug the player’s power cord from the Ac outlet, wait 30 seconds, and plug it 

 

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back in.

You can find additional troubleshooting information in the FAQs link on the Support page at www.harmankardon.com.

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BDT 2/BDT 20

Specifications

supported disc formats: 

5-inch (12cm) or 3-inch (8cm) Bd-video (single-layer or double-layer), dvd-video, 

dvd+R/+RW, dvd-R/-RW, cddA (cd digital audio), cd-R/RW discs

Region code (Bd/dvd):

A/1 (BdT 2); B/2 (BdT 20)

Audio formats: 

dolby digital, dolby digital Plus, dolby Truehd, dTs digital, dTs-hd high Resolution 

Audio, dTs-hd Master Audio, PcM, WMA (dRM-free version only): WMA9, cBR 

@192kbps, vBR @ 355kbps, MP3: 32kbps – 320kbps bitrates, including variable 

bitrate encoding

still-image format:

JPeg

video signal system:

NTsc (BdT 2); PAl (BdT 20)

hdMI version: 

1.3a with 30/36-bit deep color

Power requirement:

Ac 100 – 240v, 50/60hz

Power consumption:

25W maximum,

 

<1W standby

dimensions (h x W x d): 

2-5/8" x 17-5/16" x 13-7/8" (66mm x 440mm x 352mm)

Weight:

8.2 lb (3.7kg)

Depth includes Volume button and loudspeaker terminals.

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Preparation to upgrade software 
1.Power on the set and press “settings” button on the remote. 
2.Press left cursor to select "Information" .check the Software Version. 
3. According the software version to check the correct software in UPG folder. 
    For example:if the software version is display “BDT20 XX.XX.XX”,the correct 

software is “BDT20_BD.bin”,otherwise the software is “BDT2_BD.bin”.   

4.Start the CD Burning software and create a new CD project (Data Disc),copy 

the UPG folder to the root directory of data disc. 

5.Burn the data onto a blank CDR 
 
Procedure for software upgrade: 

A) Upgrade software via CDR: 
1.Power on the set and insert the prepared Upgrade CDR. 
2.The set will starts reading disc . 
3.When the set recognize the disc,press Setting-->System-->System 
Upgrade-->Disc, follow the instructions on the screen. 
4.About 3 minute later,the set will automatically turn off when upgrading 
completed. 
 
B) Upgrade software via USB Flash Drive: 
1.Decompress the packed file, copy the UPG folder to the root directory of a 

USB memory device. 

2.Insert the USB, the player will recognize the USB device automatically. 
3.Press Setting-->System-->System Upgrade-->Disc, follow the instructions on 

the screen. 

4.About 3 minute later,the set will automatically turn off when upgrading 
completed. 
 
Read out the software versions to confirm upgrading 
1.Power on the set and press “settings” button on the remote. 
2.Press left cursor on remote control to select "Information" .The software 
version and other informations will be displayed on the TV screen as follows: 
 
Software Version: BDTX XX.XX.XX 
Mac Address:XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX 
 
Caution: The set must not be pow er off during upgrading, Otherwise the 

Main board will be damaged entirely. 
 

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