Harman-kardon HS 500 User Manual download pdf (Page 39)

OPERATION

DVD PLAYBACK

Using a DVD’s Menu

One of the unique features of the DVD system is that it offers a produc-

er the opportunity to include a wide range of features on a disc, includ-

ing multiple language tracks; subtitles in a variety of languages; special

information such as movie trailers and cast information; and other cus-

tomized information. In addition, producers may divide a movie or pro-

gram into chapters that allow for quick access to specific parts of the

program. These chapters may be accompanied by thumbnail pictures of

a scene from the specific chapter to help you select the desired spot on

the disc.

When a disc is playing, press the Disc Menu Button to pause the play-

back and display the disc’s menu. As there are no hard rules about style

and contents for DVD menus, the way they appear on the screen and

the information they contain will vary from one disc to another. However,

the following general rules apply to most menus:

• You may move through the options on a menu with the Navigation

Buttons, as the disc’s programming allows. The option selected will

typically be highlighted in a certain color or inside an outline box.

• To select a highlighted option, which may either play a portion of the

disc or move to a submenu, press the Enter Button.

• On some discs, when you select the DVD menu during the playback

of a movie, the disc will return to the point in the program where the

menu was selected by offering a “Play Movie” option. Press the Enter

Button or Play Button to resume play. However, not all discs offer this

feature, and selecting the menu while playing a movie may mean that

you will have to go back to either the beginning of the program or the

start of a chapter. This feature is out of the control of the HS 500, as

it is set by the disc’s internal programming.

IMPORTANT NOTE ON DVD PLAYBACK

The HS 500 is capable of all the features and options covered

by the DVD standards. However, not all discs will function identi-

cally, and some discs will not have many of the features of the

DVD system. For example, most current DVD discs do not take

advantage of the multiple-angle feature.

When you press a button and the player displays the “Feature

Prohibited” icon “Ø”, this is an indication that the disc has not

been programmed for that feature. In addition, it is common for

the producers of DVD discs to block the use of certain functions

during only some parts of a disc. For example, many discs

prohibit the use of fast-play buttons or prohibit access to the

Chapter Menu display during the playback of copyright notices,

studio logos, movie credits or trailers.

Zoom

The HS 500’s advanced digital video processing circuits include a

Zoom feature that allows you to enlarge the image of a DVD, VCD or

JPEG for closer examination of a particular part of the picture. Four

steps of enlargement are available.

Figure 60 – Zoom Button

• To use the Zoom feature, press the Zoom Button while a disc is

playing or paused. See Figure 60. Each press of the button will

increase the zoom-in effect. When you have zoomed through all

four steps (two steps of enlargement for VCDs), the picture will return

to normal size.

• When the zoom feature is activated, you may use the Navigation

Buttons to explore the enlarged picture once the information box with

the zoom ratio and playback time no longer appears on the screen.

• Some discs are created in a way that prevents the Zoom feature

from operating. In addition, the Zoom feature will not operate on disc

menus and may not operate on subtitles.

Playback Resume

The HS 500 offers a “Resume” feature for DVD playback that is differ-

ent from the conventional “Stop” function you may be used to on CD

players. When the Stop Button is pressed once, the disc will stop and

Resume will appear briefly in the upper right corner of the video screen

and in the Main Information Display. While the Resume feature is active,

the disc’s position is entered into the unit’s memory so that when the

Play Button is pressed to resume playback, the program will continue at

the point where it was when the Stop Button was pressed. To completely

stop playback, press the Stop Button twice.

You may resume a DVD (Audio or Video), CD, VCD with Playback

Control, MP3 or JPEG disc after placing the HS 500 in Standby mode.

Resume will not operate for WMA files or for VCDs that do not have

playback control.

Disc Recognition

When the Disc Recognition feature is turned on in the SYSTEM SETUP

menu, you may press the Stop Button either once (to enter Resume

mode) or twice (to enter Stop mode) and remove the DVD from the

player. Even if you turn the HS 500 off, the next time you insert that

DVD, you will be presented with the option of either starting playback

from the beginning, or resuming playback at the point at which you

stopped previously. The HS 500 can recognize up to 100 DVDs total.

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