DVD 29 - Harman Kardon Audio Service Manual (repair manual)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTENTS

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Released 

EU2008 

   harman/kardon, 

Inc. 

  Rev 

0, 

10/2008 

 

 

 

 

 

       250 Crossways Park Dr. 

      

 

 

Woodbury, 

New 

York, 

11797 

 

 

 

 

 

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DVD 29/230 Service Manual

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Disc formats: 5 inch (12 cm) or 3 inch (8 cm) DVD Video, DVD-Audio, Standard conforming DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD-R,
DVD-RW, DivX, VCD, CD, CD-R, MP3, WMA, JPEG or CD-RW discs,
Regio code: DVD Movie disc with Code 2 or 0 only.
DVD-Layers: Single Side/Single Layer, Single Side/Dual Layer, Dual Side/Single Layer, Dual Side/Dual Layer
Audio formats: DVD-Audio MLP lossless, Linear PCM, MPEG, Windows Media

®

9,

Dolby Digital or DTS Audio discs
Still-image format: JPEG

PAL /NTSC

Video: 576p, 720p, 1080i
HDMI Version 1.0-compliant
HDCP Version 1.1-compliant

1 V

p-p

/75 Ohms, sync negative polarity

Y/Luminance: 1 V

p-p

/75 Ohms, sync negative polarity

C/Chrominance: 0.286 V

p-p

Y: 1 V

p-p

/75 Ohms, sync negative polarity

Cr: 0.7 V

p-p

/75 Ohms

Cb: 0.7 V

p-p

/75 Ohms

2 Vrms max

DVD (Linear PCM):

2Hz - 22kHz (48kHz sampling)
2Hz - 44kHz (96kHz sampling)

CD:

2Hz - 20kHz

105 dB (A-weighted)

DVD: 100dB (18 Bit) / 105dB (20 Bit)
CD/DVD: 96dB (16 Bit)

DVD/CD: 0.0025 %

Below Measurable Limits

100 - 240 V/50 ~ 60 Hz

1 Watts (Standby)/13 Watts (Max)

440 x 50 x 285 mm

4.0 kg

Depth measurement includes knobs and connectors.

Height measurement includes feet and chassis.

All specifications subject to change without notice.

Harman Kardon and Harman International are registered trademarks of Harman International Industries, Incorporated.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Dolby Digital, ProLogic and the double-D symbol are trademarks of 
Dolby Laboratories. Confidential.
Unpublished Work. © 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved.
Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent #: 5,451,942 & other U.S. and worldwide patents issued & pending.
DTS and DTS Digital Out are registered trademarks and the DTS logos and Symbol are trademarks of DTS, Inc. © 1996-2007 DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Microsoft, Windows and WMA are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.

DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX Networks, Inc and are used under license.

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights
owned by Macrovision Corporation and other 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 diassembly is 
prohibited.

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Unit does not turn on 

• No AC power

• Check AC power plug and make certain any switched

outlet is turned on.

Disc does not play

• Disc loaded improperly

• Load disc label-side up; align the disc with the guides and place 

it in its proper position.

• Incorrect disc type
• Check to see that disc is CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DivX, VCD, MP3, WMA,

JPEG, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW (standard conforming),
DVD-Audio or DVD-Video; other types will not play.

• Invalid Region Code
• Use Region 2 or Open Region (0) disc only.
• Rating is above parental preset
• Enter password to override or change rating settings.

No picture

• Intermittent connections

• Check all video connections.

• Wrong input

• Check input selection of TV or receiver.

• Progressive Scan output selected

• Use Progressive Scan mode only with compatible TV. If needed, press 

the Progressive Scan/Interlaced Button

L

to toggle to the 

correct mode.

• Video Off feature active

• Press Video Off Button

Q

to reactivate video circuitry (see page 23)

• 

is connected to a 

• The 

may not be used with video displays that are not 

video display that is not HDCP-compliant

HDCP-compliant. Unplug the cable and select another audio and video 
connection (see pages 11 through 12).

No sound

• Intermittent connections

• Check all audio connections.

• Incorrect digital audio selection

• Check digital audio settings.

• DVD disc is in fast or slow mode

• There is no audio playback on DVD discs during fast or slow modes.

• Surround receiver not compatible 

• Use analog audio outputs.

with 96kHz PCM audio

• DVD Audio disc is loaded without

• Use 

or 

.

using analog audio connection

Picture is distorted or jumps during

• MPEG-2 decoding

• It is a normal artifact of DVD playback for pictures to jump or show 

fast forward or reverse play

some distortion during rapid play.

Some remote buttons do not operate

• Function not permitted at this time

• With most discs, some functions are not permitted at certain 

during DVD play; prohibited symbol 

times (e.g., Track Skip) or at all (e.g., direct audio track selection).

appears (see below)

The OSD menu is in a foreign language

• Incorrect OSD language

• Change the display language selection.

The 

symbol appears

• Requested function not available at 

• Certain functions may be disabled by the DVD itself during 

this time

passages of a disc.

Picture is displayed in the

• Incorrect match of aspect ratio settings

• Change aspect ratio settings.

wrong aspect ratio

to disc

Remote control inoperative

• Weak batteries

• Change both batteries.

• Sensor is blocked

• Clear path to sensor or use optional outboard remote sensor.

Disc will not copy to VCR

• Copy protection

• Many DVDs are encoded with copy protection to prevent 

copying to VCR.

Password not accepted

• Incorrect password being used or

• Stop play of disc. Press and hold the Clear Button

until the display

password has been forgotten

blinks. This resets the password and all settings to their defaults.

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 Main Information Display: This display
delivers messages and status indications to help
you operate the DVD player.

1 Power On/Off (Standby): Press the button
once to turn the DVD player on, press it again to
put the unit in the Standby mode.

2 Open/Close: Press this button to open or
close the Disc Tray.

3 Play/Pause: Press to initiate playback or to
resume playback after Pause has been pressed.
Press this button to momentarily pause play-
back. To resume playback, press the button
again. If a DVD is playing, action will freeze and
a still picture will be displayed when the button
is pressed.

4 SETUP: Press this button to use the 
DVD 29’s on-screen menu system to adjust the
player’s configuration settings. Note that the
Info Button

A must be pressed to access the

DVD 29’s Player Information menu to obtain
detailed disc information, and to configure the
playback mode of the disc.

5 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.

6 Skip/Search (Previous): Press this button
to move backward through the music tracks on
a CD disc or the chapters on a DVD disc. Keep
the button pressed to search backwards at one
of the available speeds.

7 Skip/Search (Next): Press to move forward
through the music tracks on a CD or the
chapters on a DVD disc. Keep the button pressed
to search forwards at one of the available
speeds.

8 Dimmer: Press this button to reduce 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.

9 ARROW buttons (

M

N

): Use to move the

cursor in the OSD.

A ENTER: Press this button to activate a
setting or option.

B ARROW buttons (

K

L

): Use to move

the cursor in the OSD.

 Main Information Display
1 Power On/Off (Standby)
2 Open/Close
3 Play/Pause

4 Setup
5 Stop
6 Skip/Search (Previous)
7 Skip/Search (Next)

8 Dimmer
9 Arrows left and right
A Enter
B Arrows up and down

1

3

9

A

B

4

5

6

7

8

2

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