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250 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, New York 11797 
www.harmankardon.com
© 2001 Harman Kardon, Incorporated 

5-inch (12cm) or 3-inch (8cm) DVD-Movie, CD, Video CD, MP3-CD, HDCD,
CD-R or CD-RW discs
Region 1 DVD-Movie discs
DVD: Single/Single Layer, Single Side/Dual Layer, Dual Side/Dual Layer
Linear PCM, Dolby Digital or DTS Audio

NTSC

1Vp-p/75 Ohms, sync, negative polarity

Y/Liminace: 1Vp-p/75 Ohms, sync, negative polarity
C/Chrominance: 0.286Vp-p

Y: 1Vp-p/75 Ohms, sync, negative polarity
Pr: 0.7Vp-p/75 Ohms
Pb: 0.7Vp-p/75 Ohms

Y: 1Vp-p/75 Ohms, sync, negative polarity
Pr: 0.7Vp-p/75 Ohms
Pb: 0.7Vp-p/75 Ohms

HDCD: 2.0V RMS +/– 0.2V
Others: 1.0Vp-p RMS +/– 0.2V

0.5Vp-p/75 Ohms

4Hz – 22kHz +/– 0.5dB (48kHz sampling)

DVD: 97dB (20-bit)
CD: 97dB

106dB

DVD: 0.0035%
CD: 0.0035%

106dB

Below measurable limits

500mV RMS, 32 Ohms

100 – 240VAC 50/60Hz (Refer to back of the set.)

18 Watts

5" x 17-1/2" x 16"
(127mm x 440mm x 409mm)

12.8 lbs/5.8kg       

Depth measurement includes knobs and buttons.
Height measurement includes feet and chassis.

All specifications subject to change without notice.

Harman Kardon is a registered trademark, and Power for the Digital Revolution is a trademark, of Harman Kardon, Inc.

*Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby,” “Pro Logic,” “AC-3” and the Double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished Works. © 1992–2000        

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved.
DTS and DTS Surround are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

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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.

, HDCD

®

, High Definition Compatible Digital

®

and Pacific Microsonics

™

are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Pacific Microsonics, Inc., in the United States and/or other 

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5 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS

1 Power Switch: Press the button once to
turn the DVD 50 on; press it again to put the
unit in the Standby mode.

2 Status Indicator: When the DVD 50 is in
the On mode, this indicator will glow green.
When the unit has been placed in the Standby
mode by pressing the Power-Off Button
on the remote, the indicator will glow amber,
indicating that the unit is still connected to the
AC main supply and is ready to be turned on
from the remote control.

3 Headphone Jack: Connect standard head-
phones to this jack for private listening.

4 Headphone Level Control: Turn this 
control to adjust the volume level to the head-
phones. Note that the use of this control will
not change the analog output levels at the rear
panel audio outputs.

5 Disc Tray: This tray holds as many as five
compatible discs that can be played one at a
time in the DVD 50.

6 Direct Access Buttons: Press one of
these buttons to play any of up to five discs
loaded in the Disc Tray.

7 Disc Skip: Press this button to change the
disc being played. Each press of the button will
move the tray forward to the next occupied

position in the tray. Note that the unit will skip
over the empty disc positions.

8 Search Forward/Reverse: Press this but-
ton to move forward or backward through a CD
or DVD at one of four speeds. Each press and
release will increase the search speed, as indi-
cated in the on-screen display. Once you have
selected the desired speed, release the button
and the disc will continue to search at fast
speed. To resume normal playback speed, press
the Play Button 

#.

9 Open/Close Button: Press this button to
open or close the Disc Tray 

5.

) Skip Forward/Reverse: Press this button
to move forward or backward through the
music tracks on a CD disc or the chapters on a
DVD disc.

! 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, DVD playback will
continue from the same point on the disc when
the Play button is pressed again. Resume will
also work if the unit was turned off. To stop a
disc and have play start from the beginning,
press the button twice.

@ Pause: Press this button to momentarily
pause playback. To resume playback, press the
Play Button

#. If a DVD is playing, action

will freeze and a still picture will be displayed
when this button is pressed.

# Play: Press the button to playback, or to
resume playback after the Pause Button

@

has been pressed.

$ Information Display: This display con-
tains a variety of indicators that provide infor-
mation about the status of the DVD 50 and the
disc currently playing.

% Display Dim: Press this button to adjust
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.

^ Remote Sensor: The sensor that receives
the infrared commands from the remote control
is behind this area. Do not cover or obscure this
part of the front panel, in order to avoid a mal-
function with the remote.

1 Power Switch
2 Status Indicator
3 Headphone Jack
4 Headphone Level Control

5 Disc Tray
6 Direct Access Buttons
7 Disc Skip
8 Search Forward/Reverse

9 Open/Close Button
) Skip Forward/Reverse
! Stop
@ Pause

# Play
$ Information Display
% Display Dim
^ Remote Sensor

1

2

3 4

5

6

7

8

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^

%

$

#

@

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6 FRONT PANEL INFORMATION DISPLAY

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A Disc Type Indicators
B Disc Number Indicators
C Title/Track Indicators
D Chapter Number Indicators
E Program Time Indicators
F HDCD Indicator
G Track Number Calendar

H Angle Indicator
I Auto Play Indicator
J MP3 Indicator
K Program Indicator
L Remaining Time Indicator
M Total Time Indicator
N Repeat/Random Indicators

O Random Indicator
P Shuffle Indicator
Q Parental Lock Indicator
R Resume Indicator
S Playback Mode Indicators
T 96kHz/24-Bit Indicator

A Disc Type Indicators: A DVD, CD or VCD
indicator will light to show the type of disc cur-
rently being played.

B Disc Number Indicators: When the
DVD 50 has sensed that a disc is loaded in one
or more of the tray positions, the number inside
the corresponding disc icon will light. The disc
position that is currently playing will flash. Note
that if a disc is added to, or removed from, the
tray while a disc is playing, the indicator will
not show the change until all discs are cycled.

C Title/Track Indicators: The numbers
shown in these positions display the current
title number when a DVD is playing, or the cur-
rent track number when a CD or MP3 disc is
playing, as indicated by the appearance of
either the TRACK or TITLE indicator
being illuminated.

D Chapter Number Indicators: The num-
bers shown in these positions display the cur-
rent Chapter number when a DVD is playing, as
indicated by the 

CHAPTER indicator being

illuminated.

E Program Time Indicators: These posi-
tions in the indicator will show the running
time of a DVD in play. When a CD is playing,
these indicators will show the current track
time, time remaining in the current track, or the
total remaining time on the disc.

F

: This indicator lights when

a CD with HDCD encoding is playing. The HDCD
decoder will automatically be activated to pro-
vide high-resolution audio playback.

G Track Number Calendar: This area pro-
vides a graphical display of the track numbers
remaining on a CD. When a disc has more than
14 tracks the 

› indicator at the end of the cal-

endar display will light.

H

: This indicator lights when

the DVD being played has multiple-angle con-
tent. However, the actual multi-angle scenes
are only present when the indicator flashes.
When it flashes, press the Angle Button
on the remote to change the scene being
viewed. See page 31 for more information.

I

: When this indicator is

lit, the DVD 50 is in the Auto Play mode, which
means that the unit will automatically play a
DVD disc when it is inserted in the disc tray and
the drawer is closed. Note that CD discs will
always go into the Play mode when the disc
drawer is closed, even when the indicator is not
lit. See page 23 for more information.

J MP3 Indicator: This indicator lights when
a disc with MP3 content is played.

K Program Indicator:This indicator lights
when the programming functions are in use.

L Remaining Time Indicator: This indicator
lights when a CD is playing and the time dis-
play has been switched to show the time
remaining in the track being played. When both
this indicator and the Total Time Indicator
M are lit, the total remaining time in the disc
is shown.

M Total Time Indicator: This indicator lights
when a CD is playing and the time display has
been switched to show the total elapsed time
that the current disc has played. When both this
indicator and the Remaining Indicator

L

are lit, the total remaining time in the disc is
shown.

N

Repeat/Random Indicators: These indica-

tors light when any of the Repeat/Random
functions are in use.

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

P Shuffle Indicator: This indicator lights
when the DVD 50 is in the Shuffle Random Play
mode. See page 35 for more information.

7 FRONT PANEL INFORMATION DISPLAY

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

R Resume Indicator: This indicator lights
when the Stop button has been pressed once
to put the unit in the Resume mode.

S Playback Mode Indicators: These indica-
tors light to show the current playback mode:

› Lights when a disc is playing in the
Normal mode

›› Lights when the disc is in the Fast
Search Forward mode. For DVDs, When
both triangles glow steadily, the disc plays
at 2x normal speed. When the right trian-
gle is flashing, the disc plays at 4x normal
speed. When the left triangle is flashing,
the disc plays at 16x normal speed. When
both triangles are flashing, the disc plays at
100x normal speed. For CDs, only the first
three Fast Search modes are available.

›± Lights when the disc is paused

‹‹ Lights when the disc is in the Fast
Search Reverse mode. For DVDs, When
both triangles glow steadily, the disc plays
at 2x normal speed. When the left triangle
is flashing, the disc plays at 4x normal
speed. When the right triangle is playing,
the disc plays at 16x normal speed. When
both triangles are flashing, the disc plays at
100x normal speed. For CDs, only the first
three Fast Search modes are available.

T 96kHz/24-Bit Indicator: This indicator
lights when a disc recorded with 96kHz/24-bit
content is playing. See page 24 for more infor-
mation on settings for 96/24 audio.