DVD 50 (serv.man2) - Harman Kardon Audio Service Manual (repair manual). Page 6

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 

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

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) 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

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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

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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

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