DMC 1000 - Harman Kardon Audio Info Sheet (repair manual). Page 8

InTRODUCTIOn

The DMC 1000 merges a high-end DVD player, 
including upscaling to 1080p with an HDMI

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output, with a media server capable of storing 
up to 60,000 songs on its 250Gb hard drive. 
Simultaneous playback of different tracks is pos-
sible in up to four zones, or you may link any or 
all of the zones to each other. 
Thanks to Gracenote

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 MusicID,

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* all content 

recorded from a CD to the DMC 1000’s hard 
drive is identified by album name, artist and 
genre, with additional information to show the 
title of each track. Even better, for most popular 
albums, the DMC 1000 will display the cover 
art when connected to the Internet. The content 
is automatically organized by the identification 
fields and by the cover, and you may select it and 
program playlists to suit any mood or occasion. 
The graphical presentation of system content is 
available in both high-definition and standard-
definition outputs, for crisp, easy-to-read displays 
on any video screen.
To enable you to get the maximum quality from 
DVDs, the DVD is equipped with the latest in 
design techniques, including advanced 10-bit 
video digital-to-analog converters (DAC) and 
Video (composite), S-Video and RGB video (RGB 
via SCART) outputs, to ensure that you get all the 
quality inherent in today’s DVD medium.  
For optimum playback of nTSC and PAL DVD 
with compatible high-definition display devices, 
DVD is equipped with progressive component 
video  outputs. 
When used with an HDMI-compatible audio/
video receiver and video display, the program 
quality is preserved.  
By passing an uncompressed signal, degrada-
tion is virtually nonexistent. And the single-cable 
 connection eliminates the problem of wire 
 management.
If you have not yet upgraded to an HDMI video 
display, you may still enjoy pristine picture qual-
ity with the DMC 1000’s precision video DACs, 
which output a Y/Pr/Pb progressive-scan com-
ponent  signal and composite and S-video. Thus, 
no  matter what type of video display used, you 
will see images that are the closest thing to the 
 original film or performance this side of your local 
 theater. 
When playing audio CDs, the playback quality is 
 state-of-the-art, matching that of the finest play-
ers available.
In addition to DVD and CD playback, the DMC 
1000 offers audio and still-image playback from 
both solid-state media cards and USB drives. You 
can even record analog sources such as your old 
tapes, cassettes and even vinyl records (with an 
optional, external phono preamp) to store virtu-
ally any audio content for instant playback. And 
the DMC 1000 allows content to be transferred 
from the hard drive to the memory cards or a USB 
drive, or even a recordable CD. This flexibility lets 

you take your music with you in a wide range of 
portable players, or in your car.
Additional features of the DMC 1000 include 
iPod audio playback through Harman Kardon’s 
optional The Bridge accessory, with charging and 
navigation available to any zone in your system. 
System control options include the unit’s backlit 
remote, optional external IR sensor/receivers. 
If you have additional questions about this  
product or its installation or operation that are 
not answered in this manual, please contact 
your dealer, as he is your best source of local 
 infor mation.
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Install this DVD-Player in a well ventilated, cool, 
dry, clean place with at least 10 cm on the top,  
10 cm on the left and right, and 10 cm at the 
back – away from direct sunlight, heat sources, 
vibration, dust, moisture, and/or cold. 
Avoid installing this unit where foreign object 
may fall onto this unit and/or this unit may be 
exposed to liquid dripping or splashing. On the 
top of this unit, do not place: 

–  Burning objects (i.e. candles), as they may 

cause fire, damage to this unit, and/or  personal 
injury.

–  Containers with liquid in them, as they may fall 

and liquid may cause electrical shock to the 
user and/or damage to this unit.

Do not cover this unit with a newspaper, table-
cloth, curtain, etc. in order not to obstruct heat 
radiation. If the temperature inside this unit rises, 
it may cause fire, damage to this unit, and/or 
 personal injury.

Install this unit near the AC outlet and where the 
AC power plug can be reached easily.

This unit is not disconnected from the AC power 
source as long as it is connected to the wall 
 outlet, even if this unit itself is turned off. This 
state is called the standby mode. In this state, 
this unit is designed to consume a very small 
quantity of power.

*  Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote. Gracenote is the industry standard in 

music recognition technology and related content delivery. For more information, visit www.gracenote.com.