Harman Kardon DVD 25 Owner's Manual

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DVD PLAYBACK 23Using a DVD’s MenuOne of the unique features of the DVD system is thatit offers a producer the opportunity to include a widerange of features on a disc, including multiple-language tracks; subtitles in a variety of languages;special information such as movie trailers and castinformation; as well as other custom-tailoredinformation. In addition, producers may divide a movieor program into chapters that allow for quick accessto specific parts of the program. These chapters maybe accompanied by thumbnail pictures of a scenefrom the specific chapter to help you select thedesired spot on the disc.When a disc is playing, press the Menu Button lto pause the playback and display the disc’s menu.As there are no hard rules about style and contentsfor DVD menus, the way they appear on the screenand the information they contain will vary from onedisc to another. However, the following general rulesapply to most menus:• The first menu that appears is the Main Menu,and you may move through the options with the⁄/¤/‹/› Navigation Buttons j, as thedisc’s programming allows. The option selectedwill typically be highlighted in a certain color orinside an outline box.• To select a highlighted option, which may eitherplay a portion of the disc or move to a submenu,press the Enter Button j or Play Button3/G.• On some discs, when you select the DVD menuduring the playback of a movie, the disc will returnto the point in the program where the menu wasselected by offering a “Play Movie” option. Pressthe Enter Button j or Play Button 3/Gto resume play. However, not all discs offer thisfeature, and selecting the menu while playing amovie may mean that you will either have to goback to the beginning of the program or the startof a chapter. This feature is out of the control ofthe DVD 25, as it is set by the disc’s internalprogramming.Important Notes on DVD PlaybackThe DVD 25 is capable of all the features and optionscovered by the DVD standards. However, it is up to theproducer of a DVD disc to decide which of thosefeatures and functions are available on any given disc.For that reason, not all discs will function identically,and some discs will not have many of the features ofthe DVD system. For example, most current DVD discsdo not take advantage of the multiple-angle feature.When you press a button and the player displays the“Feature Prohibited” icon “ ”, this is an indication thatthe disc has not been programmed for that feature.In addition, it is common for the producers of DVDdiscs to block the use of certain functions during onlysome parts of a disc. For example, many discs prohibitthe use of fast-play buttons or prohibit access to theChapter Menu display during the playback of copyrightnotices, studio logos, movie credits or trailers. Theappearance of the “Feature Prohibited” icon “ ”,or the inability of certain features to operate whenthe disc itself has prohibited them, does not indicatea problem with the DVD 25, as these features areoutside of the unit’s control.Zoom FeatureThe DVD 25’s advanced digital video processing cir-cuits include a Zoom feature that allows you to enlargethe image for closer examination of a particular part ofthe picture. Four steps of enlargement are available.• To use the Zoom feature, press the Zoom ButtonM while a disc is playing or paused. Each pressof the button will increase the zoom-in effect. Whenyou have zoomed through all four steps, the picturewill return to normal size.• Some discs are created in a way that prevents theZoom feature from operating. In addition, the Zoomfeature will not operate on disc menus and may notoperate on subtitles.Playback Resume FeatureThe DVD 25 offers a “Resume” feature that is differentfrom the conventional “STOP” function you may beused to on CD players. When the Stop Button5/I is pressed once, the disc will stop and anon-screen RESUME indication will appear on the videoscreen. While the Resume feature is active, the disc’sposition is entered into the unit’s memory so that whenthe Play Button 3/G is pressed to resume play-back, the program will continue at the point where itwas when the Stop Button 5/I was pressed.To completely stop playback, press the Stop Button5/I twice.DVD PLAYBACK