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TV FUNCTIONS 35
ENGLISH
TV Functions
To activate the function press the Picture in
Picture (PIP) Button
Picture (PIP) Button
on the remote con-
trol. You will see that the second source will
appear in a square on the right top of the
screen. At the same time a mini bar will appear
showing the two video inputs currently watched.
The video input shown on the top is the original
video input, and the one shown below is the
second video input. Pressing the PIP Button
again will show both video inputs in the
same size. Pressing the PIP Button
appear in a square on the right top of the
screen. At the same time a mini bar will appear
showing the two video inputs currently watched.
The video input shown on the top is the original
video input, and the one shown below is the
second video input. Pressing the PIP Button
again will show both video inputs in the
same size. Pressing the PIP Button
a third
time will de-activate the Picture in Picture
function.
function.
When the Picture in Picture function is active the
main picture can be selected by the Numeric
Key Buttons
main picture can be selected by the Numeric
Key Buttons
(when TV tuner is source) and
the secondary picture by the Presets Buttons
L while pressing the PC or VIDEO Source
Selection buttons
L while pressing the PC or VIDEO Source
Selection buttons
0 will toggle through all
available PC and Video sources.
Aspect Ratio
The Digital Lounge display allows for watching
video sources in a large amount of aspect ratios.
The default setting is Fill All and can be set to
your personal taste for each individual input, as
described on page 22. Should you wish to tem-
porarily change the aspect ratio of a video input,
press the Screen Format Button
The Digital Lounge display allows for watching
video sources in a large amount of aspect ratios.
The default setting is Fill All and can be set to
your personal taste for each individual input, as
described on page 22. Should you wish to tem-
porarily change the aspect ratio of a video input,
press the Screen Format Button
repeatedly until you have found your preferred
picture format. With each press of the button,
the current aspect ratio will be shown in the
mini bar on the right top of the screen. Below is
a short description of the different picture
formats:
picture format. With each press of the button,
the current aspect ratio will be shown in the
mini bar on the right top of the screen. Below is
a short description of the different picture
formats:
Auto zoom
This function is available with TV and analog
inputs only. With the SCART inputs selected it
evaluates the current picture format and switch-
es automatically between normal mode and Fill
All depending of the signal format (4:3, 16:9)
received and the settings for the Aspect Ratio
Detection made in the Scart Setup menu (see
page 24). With other analog inputs selected this
function will sense for black bars around the
movie and, after some seconds, zoom it in all
directions filling the width of the screen while
keeping the aspect ratio of the original. Note
that Auto Zoom is not available with the HDMI
input.
This function is available with TV and analog
inputs only. With the SCART inputs selected it
evaluates the current picture format and switch-
es automatically between normal mode and Fill
All depending of the signal format (4:3, 16:9)
received and the settings for the Aspect Ratio
Detection made in the Scart Setup menu (see
page 24). With other analog inputs selected this
function will sense for black bars around the
movie and, after some seconds, zoom it in all
directions filling the width of the screen while
keeping the aspect ratio of the original. Note
that Auto Zoom is not available with the HDMI
input.
Fill all
In this format setting the picture is adapted in
horizontal direction until the screen's width is
filled completelly. This format is needed to dis-
play all so called "Widescreen" (also named
"16:9" or anamorphic) movies with optimal size
and aspect ratio that will be streched vertically
in the "Normal" mode (see below).
In this format setting the picture is adapted in
horizontal direction until the screen's width is
filled completelly. This format is needed to dis-
play all so called "Widescreen" (also named
"16:9" or anamorphic) movies with optimal size
and aspect ratio that will be streched vertically
in the "Normal" mode (see below).
Normal
This format setting displays a PAL 4:3 picture
with the correct side ratio. Dark stripes are
visible on the left and right-hand edges of the
picture.
This format setting displays a PAL 4:3 picture
with the correct side ratio. Dark stripes are
visible on the left and right-hand edges of the
picture.
16:9
In this mode the picture is scaled horizontally to
the complete picture width, approx. 25 %in total
being cut off the top and bottom of the picture
recorded with 4:3 format.
In this mode the picture is scaled horizontally to
the complete picture width, approx. 25 %in total
being cut off the top and bottom of the picture
recorded with 4:3 format.
This mode should be used for the full screen dis-
play of any non-anamorphic letterbox video
material (with a black frame around).
play of any non-anamorphic letterbox video
material (with a black frame around).
16:9 Top
Select with picture in letterbox format as
described above but with subtitles below. This
will zoom the video and shift it upwards.
Select with picture in letterbox format as
described above but with subtitles below. This
will zoom the video and shift it upwards.
14:9
With a 14:9 zoom the picture is enlarged verti-
cally by a total of 15 %, i.e. approx. 15 % of the
picture content is cut off vertically. Horizontally
the picture is reduced in size in comparison with
the full picture display by 15 %, i.e. narrow bars
are displayed on the right and left. This mode is
a good compromise to enlarge "4:3" video
material (like e.g. from the TV tuner) and
keeping the correct aspect ratio without cutting
too much on top and bottom of the picture. It
can also be used with non-anamorphic pictures
that will show a small frame around in Normal
mode.
With a 14:9 zoom the picture is enlarged verti-
cally by a total of 15 %, i.e. approx. 15 % of the
picture content is cut off vertically. Horizontally
the picture is reduced in size in comparison with
the full picture display by 15 %, i.e. narrow bars
are displayed on the right and left. This mode is
a good compromise to enlarge "4:3" video
material (like e.g. from the TV tuner) and
keeping the correct aspect ratio without cutting
too much on top and bottom of the picture. It
can also be used with non-anamorphic pictures
that will show a small frame around in Normal
mode.
14:9 Top
Select with same pictures as above but with sub-
titles below. This will zoom the video and shift it
upwards.
Select with same pictures as above but with sub-
titles below. This will zoom the video and shift it
upwards.
Panorama
This format setting scales the input signal auto-
matically in horizontal direction to fit the full
screen, but not linearly. i.e. the picture contents
in the centre of the screen are displayed as the
original and towards the edges more intense
scaling takes place. This mode can be used to fill
the screen horizontally with "4:3" material with-
out affecting the centre part of the video too
much.
This format setting scales the input signal auto-
matically in horizontal direction to fit the full
screen, but not linearly. i.e. the picture contents
in the centre of the screen are displayed as the
original and towards the edges more intense
scaling takes place. This mode can be used to fill
the screen horizontally with "4:3" material with-
out affecting the centre part of the video too
much.
When you have a computer connected to the
DVI input, the following picture formats can be
chosen:
DVI input, the following picture formats can be
chosen:
Normal
Displays the PCpicture filling the complete
height of the screen, without changing the side
ratio.
Displays the PCpicture filling the complete
height of the screen, without changing the side
ratio.
Dark stripes are visible on the left and righthand
edges of the picture depending on the input for-
mat of the PC picture.
edges of the picture depending on the input for-
mat of the PC picture.
16:9, 14:9, Fill all
These are the same settings as with normal
video sources described above.
These are the same settings as with normal
video sources described above.
One to one
With this setting the number of visible screen
pixels is adapted to the input signal, i.e. 1366 x
768 pixels are always reproduced by the PC pic-
ture for a screen resolution of 1366 x 768 while
e.g. the frequently used PC grafic card resolution
1024 x 768 will fill the height of the screen and
keep big black bars on the sides (as with a 4:3
video). This PC mode is recommended for get-
ting PC Pictures with optimal performance.
With this setting the number of visible screen
pixels is adapted to the input signal, i.e. 1366 x
768 pixels are always reproduced by the PC pic-
ture for a screen resolution of 1366 x 768 while
e.g. the frequently used PC grafic card resolution
1024 x 768 will fill the height of the screen and
keep big black bars on the sides (as with a 4:3
video). This PC mode is recommended for get-
ting PC Pictures with optimal performance.
Teletext
Teletext, also often named Videotext, is an infor-
mation system broadcasted by certain TV-chan-
nels. It can be consulted like an interactive news-
paper for the latest news, sports and entertain-
ment. Harman Kardon Digital Lounge teletext
also offers access to subtitles for viewers with
hearing problems. Colored buttons on the
remote control give direct access to various
pages, depending on the TV-channel.
Teletext, also often named Videotext, is an infor-
mation system broadcasted by certain TV-chan-
nels. It can be consulted like an interactive news-
paper for the latest news, sports and entertain-
ment. Harman Kardon Digital Lounge teletext
also offers access to subtitles for viewers with
hearing problems. Colored buttons on the
remote control give direct access to various
pages, depending on the TV-channel.
To activate the teletext function, press the
Teletext Button
Teletext Button
B on the remote control. A
first press will display the teletext instead of the
TV channel you were watching. A second press
will show both the TV channel you were watch-
ing to and the teletext next to each other.
Pressing the Teletext Button
TV channel you were watching. A second press
will show both the TV channel you were watch-
ing to and the teletext next to each other.
Pressing the Teletext Button
B again will
de-activate the teletext function. It is also possi-
ble to have the teletext page shown with the TV
image on the background. In order to do so,
press the Mix Button
ble to have the teletext page shown with the TV
image on the background. In order to do so,
press the Mix Button
D when Teletext has
been activate.
The first page of the teletext that will be dis-
played is always page 100, an index page used
by all channels. Other pages can be searched for
by pressing the page number on the top of the
screen with the help of the Numeric Keys
played is always page 100, an index page used
by all channels. Other pages can be searched for
by pressing the page number on the top of the
screen with the help of the Numeric Keys
of the remote control. At all times the index
page can be re-called by pressing the PG 100
Button
page can be re-called by pressing the PG 100
Button
.
Once you have teletext on your screen, you will
see that there are 4 colored squares on the bot-
tom of the screen, each with a specific teletext
page number in it. These colored buttons corre-
spond to the colored buttons
see that there are 4 colored squares on the bot-
tom of the screen, each with a specific teletext
page number in it. These colored buttons corre-
spond to the colored buttons
4NO
on the remote control. Pressing the correspon-
ding colored button on the remote control will
select the page highlighted in the square. Note
that the shown pages are dynamic, and change
with each button press.
ding colored button on the remote control will
select the page highlighted in the square. Note
that the shown pages are dynamic, and change
with each button press.
Some teletext pages contain additional sub
pages. These sub pages can be selected directly
by pressing the SUB PG Button
pages. These sub pages can be selected directly
by pressing the SUB PG Button
on the
remote control. Each button press will increment
the sub page number to enable direct selection
of the sub pages.
the sub page number to enable direct selection
of the sub pages.
Note that as long as Teletext is activated no
other source can be selected on the screen.
other source can be selected on the screen.
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