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8 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

0 POWER ON: Turns on the player when it is
in standby mode (Harman Kardon logo appears
on screen).

1 POWER OFF: Turns off the player to
standby mode.

2 AUDIO: Press to access various audio lan-
guages on a DVD (If the DVD contains multiple
audio streams).

3 SUBTITLE: When a DVD is playing, press
to access subtitles menu (If the DVD contains
subtitles).

4 ANGLE: Press to access various camera
angles on a DVD (If the DVD contains multiple
camera angles).

5 STATUS: Press while playing a disc to see
Banner Display on the screen. The Banner
Display contains various playback features and
information about the disc.

6 TITLE: When a disc is playing, press to see
the disc’s Title. Select Menu (Main DVD menu)
on the screen (if the disc was created with
Titles).

7 RETURN: When using the DVD Player’s
menu system, press to escape from the menu.
When playing any DVD menu, press to return to
preceding menu screen (depends on DVD title
format).

8 SUBTITLE ON/OFF: Turns the subtitles on
and off when playing a DVD (If the disc contains
subtitles).

9 ARROW buttons (LEFT/RIGHT/UP/
DOWN): Use to select and execute items or set-
tings.

A ENTER: Press to select a highlighted menu
item.

B MENU: Displays the actual DVD Disc
Menu on the TV screen in play mode and the
DVD player’s Setup Menu in stop mode.

C PLAY: Begins to play disc (closes disc tray
first, if it is open.)

D SEARCH (REV): Allows you to search in
reverse through a disc while it is in play mode.
Each time you press this button, search speed
changes as below:
DVD:
R.SEARCH1 

➜ R.SEARCH2 ➜ R.SEARCH3 ➜

R.SEARCH4 

➜ R.SEARCH1 ➜

CD:
R.SEARCH1 

➜ R.SEARCH2 ➜ R.SEARCH3 ➜

R.SEARCH1 

➜

E FWD (SEARCH): Allows you to search for-
ward through a disc while it is in play mode.
Each time you press this button, search speed
changes as below:
DVD:
F.SEARCH1 

➜ F.SEARCH2 ➜ F.SEARCH3 ➜

F.SEARCH4 

➜ F.SEARCH1 ➜

CD:
F.SEARCH1 

➜ F.SEARCH2 ➜ F.SEARCH3 ➜

F.SEARCH1 

➜

F OPEN/CLOSE: Press to open or close the
disc tray.

G PAUSE: Freezes a picture (with DVD/VCD)
and pauses the playback signal (CD) when a disc
is playing. Press again for normal playback.

H STOP: Stops playing a disc. When disc is
playing, if you press STOP and PLAY, the disc will
resume play, i.e. it will start from the same point
on the disc where the unit was stopped. If you
press STOP twice and PLAY button, disc will start
play from the beginning.

I PREV./NEXT: Allows you to move to the
previous chapter or track / the next chapter or
track on a disc.

J SLOW: Allows you to play movie in slow
mode. Each time you press this button, slow
speed will be changed as below;

F.SLOW 1/16 

➜ F.SLOW 1/8 ➜ F.SLOW 1/4 ➜

F.SLOW 1/2 

➜ F.SLOW 1/16

R.SLOW 1/16 

➜ R.SLOW 1/8 ➜ R.SLOW 1/4 ➜

R.SLOW 1/2 

➜ R.SLOW 1/16

K RANDOM: Press for RANDOM playback in
random order.

L STEP(REV/FWD): Freeze a picture when a
disc is playing. Also the picture advances frame
by frame each time this button is pressed.

M NUMBER (0~9): Select numbers by press-
ing these buttons.

N PROG: Press to see Program Edit Display
on the screen when in STOP mode.

O CHECK: Press during playback to check
the program status on VFD (front display). Press
during stop mode for program edit on VFD.
Escape from this display by pressing ”RETURN”.

P CLEAR: Press to remove Banner menu
from the screen or programmed tracks/chapters
from the Program Edit Display.

Q LIGHT: Press to lilluminate remote con-
troller.

 REPEAT: Press to go to the Repeat menu.
You can repeat a chapter, track or the entire
disc.

 A-B: Press to select section A-B and to
play repeatedly.

 ZOOM: When a DVD or VCD is playing,
press this button to zoom the picture so that it is
enlarged. There are 4 steps to the zoom func-
tion, each progressively larger. Press though
each of the zoom stages to return to a normal
picture.

REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS  9

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¡ Optical Digital Output
™ Coaxial Digital Output
£ Analog Audio Outputs
¢ Composite Video Output

∞ S-Video Output
§ Scart Input
¶ Scart TV Output
• Remote Control Output

ª Remote Control Input
‚ AC Power Cord

¡ Optical Digital 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 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.

NOTE: The coaxial digital output should only be
connected to a digital input. Even though it is
the same RCA-type connector as standard ana-
log audio connections, DO NOT connect it to a
conventional analog input jack.

£ Analog Audio Outputs: Connect these
jacks to an audio input on an A/V receiver or
surround processor for analog audio playback.

¢ 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.

§ SCART IN (AUX): If an external playback
unit has a SCART socket, you can connect a
SCART cable to it and to your DVD Player. The
SCART cable carries both audio and video sig-
nals of the external unit. These signals will be
routed through the SCART connector of the DVD
to the TV automatically when the DVD player is
turned off (in Standby) and the external unit
plays.

¶ SCART OUT (TV): If your TV has a SCART
socket, you can connect a SCART cable to your
TV and to your DVD Player for improved video
quality. The SCART cable carries both audio and
video. You can select Video (composite),
S-Video and RGB video for that SCART 
connector’s video output signal (see page 19).
Your DVD 20 is equipped with two SCART con-
nectors, one for direct connection to the TV, the
second for throughput of VCR (playback only) or
any other playback video source to a TV with
only one SCART input.

• Remote Control Output: Connect this
jack to the infrared (IR) input jack of another
compatible Harman Kardon remote controlled
product to have the built-in Remote Sensor on
the DVD 20 provide IR signals to other compati-
ble products.

ª Remote Control Input: Connect the out-
put of a remote infrared sensor, or the remote
control output of another compatible Harman
Kardon product, to this jack. This will enable the
remote control to operate even when the front
panel Remote Sensor on the DVD 20 is
blocked. This jack may also be used with com-
patible IR remote control-based automation sys-
tems.

‚ AC Power Cord: Connect this plug to an
AC outlet. If the outlet is controlled by a switch,
make certain that it is in the ON position.

Note: You’ll find more details about all
Audio/Video connections under Setup and
Connections on the following pages.

10 SETUP AND CONNECTIONS

■ Ensure that the power switch of this unit and

other equipment to be connected is set to off
before commencing connection.

■ Do not block ventilation holes of any of the

equipment and arrange them so that air can
circulate freely.

■ Read through the instructions before connect-

ing other equipment.

■ Ensure that you observe the color coding

when connecting audio and video cables.

Notes:
■ The Video output (yellow) combines the com-

plete video signal (composite) and sends it to
the TV (or to the AV Receiver) by one line
only. Use the Video output, when your TV set
is equipped with a Video input jack only.

■ The S (separate) video output connector sepa-

rates the color (C) and luminance (Y) signals
before transmitting them to the TV set in
order to achieve a sharper picture. Use the S-
video cable (optional) when connecting the
player to a TV equipped with an S-video input

for improved picture clarity. Never connect
both outputs, Video and S-Video, to your TV
or AV Receiver, only one of them.

■ Most European TV´s are equipped with SCART

connectors rather than with a normal video
input (yellow cinch). In that case the SCART
connection should be used, providing the
audio signal too, (see page 12). Separate ana-
log audio connections to TV are needed only
if your TV is connected to the video or S-video
output.

■ When the audio signal is to be fed to a stereo

or Pro Logic amplifier/decoder or receiver
rather than to the TV, connect the Audio Out
jacks to any normal audio input on your
amplifier/decoder/receiver. The DVD 20 will
”downmix” Dolby Digital recordings to Pro
Logic, available on these connectors, all ana-
log surround or stereo signals will be fed to
them directly.
You can also select the audio and video sig-
nals of all your video devices with your AV
Receiver/Amplifier. For more information see
”Note” on next page.

SETUP AND CONNECTIONS  11

When DVD´s encoded in Dolby Digital or DTS are
played, the Dolby Digital or DTS bitstream is out-
put from the player’s OPTICAL or COAXIAL digi-
tal audio output. When the player is connected
to a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder, you can enjoy
theater-quality audio in your home. An optical
digital audio cable or coaxial audio cable (both
optional) is required for these connections, as
shown below. Only one connection is needed,
not both at the same time.

■ Note: With multiple video sources, your

Audio/Video device can be used for selecting
the video signal and routing it to the TV.
Connect the video or S-video output of the
DVD 20 (whatever is provided with your
device) to the video or S-video input on your
device and the video/S-video output of this
device to your TV. For more details, see  the
manual of your Audio/Video amplifier/receiver.

■ Note for Analog Audio: The connection

from Audio Out to the TV is optional only.
Normally you´ll hear the sound from your AV-
system´s speakers, so the TV volume should
be completely turned down. If you plan to use
your DVD20 also without having to turn on
your complete system, this connection must
exist, then you can turn up the TV´s volume as
needed.