DVD 25 (serv.man11) - Harman Kardon Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 17

SYSTEM SETUP  17

Select SCAN TYPE with the ARROW (

KL) but-

tons, if it is not already selected, then press
ARROW (

N) or ENTER to access the SCAN TYPE

sub-menu. The right column displays the current
setting (highlighted) and one option.

As a Progressive Scan DVD player, DVD 25 can
provide a high-resolution image in Progressive
mode. If you have a compatible display device,
you will experience significantly enhanced picture
quality. The Progressive Scan indicator in the front
panel display will light when progressive scan has
been selected.

DVD 25 can set the output video format to
AUTO/PAL/M-PAL or NTSC. Select TV STANDARD
with the ARROW (

KL) buttons, if it is not

already selected, then press ARROW (

N) or

ENTER to access the TV STANDARD sub-menu.
The right column displays the current setting
(highlighted) and three options.

AUTO will automatically output the original
video format on the disc playing. If the disc is
PAL, DVD 25 will output PAL video. If the disc is
NTSC, the player will output NTSC video.

PAL will always output PAL video, even if the disc
is in NTSC format. This works with all PAL-TVs,
even old ones without PAL60 capability, as a real
standard conversion is being made.

M-PAL  works similary like PAL but with different
parameters. This setting must not be used for
Europe.

If you own a multi-standard TV, we recommend
the AUTO setting for optimal picture quality. If
your TV is single-standard, select the appropriate
standard. (PAL or NTSC).

Important Note:
Some DVD discs currently available contain a
video data inconsistency resulting in an unwant-
ed screen artifact. This can occur during video
standard conversion as from NTSC to PAL (when
PAL is selected and you see a slight flickering on
horizontal lines with NTSC discs) or from
Interlaced to Progressive.

To overcome these artifacts follow these steps:
During Play mode press the EzMENU button, the
EzSet menu will appear (see page 21). Press
ARROW (

M) to select the ”V” (Video) field on

the far right side of the banner, then change the
setting from 0 to either 1 or 2 (

KL) until the

artifacts disappear.

Note: If the DVD 25 is connected to the TV using
RGB via SCART, then the TV will be able to repro-
duce NTSC images correctly, even if the TV is
PAL-only, (but it must be PAL60 compatible).

This step selects the TV aspect ratio, conventional
screen shape (4:3) or widescreen (16:9), accord-
ing to your TV:
■ 4:3 Letterbox: Choose this setting if the DVD

25 is connected to a conventional (4:3) TV set
and you would prefer to see movies without
any parts being cut off. You will see the entire
frame of the movie and DVD’s recorded with
normal 4:3 format will fill the entire screen.
But movies in widescreen will occupy a smaller
portion of the screen, with black bars at the
top and bottom of the screen.

■ 4:3 Pan Scan: Choose this setting if the DVD

25 is connected to a conventional (4:3) TV set
and you want widescreen movies to fill the
entire screen. Note that this setting is effective
only with a few widescreen DVD’s recorded
with the Pan and Scan mode. With those
movies you won’t see parts of the picture (par-
ticularly the right and left edges).
Most discs produced in a widescreen format
can’t be cropped in this fashion, which means
the black bars will appear at the top and bot-
tom of the screen (letterbox format). Some
widescreen DVD’s, particulary anamorphic
types (with full vertical line resolution, see sec-
tion ”16:9”below), may be shown with origi-
nal width but spread vertically. With these disc,
the letterbox format must be selected.
This setting is usefull only with a few DVD’s,
with all others the letterbox format fits best.

■ 16:9 Widescreen: Choose this setting if your

DVD player is connected to a widescreen TV, or
to a conventional (4:3) TV changeable to wide-
screen (16:9) mode.
With this set up, discs recorded with 4:3
aspect ratio will appear as a boxed image in
the center of a 16:9 widescreen TV, with black
bars to the left and right of the image (not
with 4:3 TVs changeable to 16:9 mode). True
widescreen (anamorphic) DVD’s i.e. those
shown spread vertically when the DVD 25 is
set to ”16:9” and your TV is set to ”4:3”, will
be shown optimally with full vertical resolu-
tion. With some 4:3 TV’s, set to 16:9 format,
discs with 4:3 format may be played com-
pressed vertically. With those discs the TV must
be set to 4:3 format.

Select TV ASPECT with the ARROW (

KL) but-

tons, if it is not already selected in the VIDEO
menu, then press ARROW (

N) or ENTER to

access the TV ASPECT sub-menu. The right col-
umn displays the current setting (highlighted)
and two options. If needed, select a new setting.
Press ENTER to confirm the new setting.

The DVD 25 Picture Control function allows you
to adjust the output video’s brightness, contrast
and color using the EzMenu (see page 21).

Select PICTURE CONTROL with the ARROW
(

KL) buttons, if it is not already selected,

then press ARROW (

N) or ENTER to access the

PICTURE CONTROL sub-menu. The right column
displays the current setting (highlighted) and one
option.

If the Picture Control is set to BYPASS, brightness,
contrast and color cannot be adjusted using
EzMenu. If it is set to ACTIVE, you can adjust the
picture parameters in EzMenu.

In the Main Menu, use the ARROW (

KL) but-

tons to highlight the AUDIO menu, press ARROW
(

N) or ENTER to access the AUDIO sub-menu.

The left column shows the items in the Audio
Menu. The right column shows the current setting
for each item.