User manual HARMAN KARDON PM650VXI

[. . . ] Whether the text appears in all uppercase or upper- and lowercase characters, performance and operation remain the same. Introduction Thank you for choosing Harman Kardon!With the purchase of a Harman Kardon PM650VXI you are about to begin many years of listening enjoyment. Designed to provide all the excitement and detail of movie soundtracks and every nuance of musical selections, the PM650VXI is truly a multichannel system for the new millennium. The PM650VXI has been engineered so that it is easy to take advantage of all the power of its digital technology. [. . . ] The memory can contain information of the last 100 discs played. PBC Support: Activates PBC (Play Back Control) Support for VCD discs. Screen Saver: Activates a Screen Saver to prevent image "burn" in a video display device. If you connect the HS Controller to a plasma screen or video projector, we recommend you activate the screen saver at all times. Show Angle Icon: Determines whether the Angle Icon will appear on the screen when there are different angles available on a DVD disc. Dynamic Range: This setting allows you to take advantage of the programming present on some Dolby Digital recordings to reduce the volume of louder passages while maintaining intelligibility of quieter passages. This means that you may listen to programs at a level that allows the full impact of a soundtrack to be heard at a volume that is lower than you might otherwise use to avoid disturbing others. The PM650VXI accomplishes this by compressing the audio to a greater or lesser degree, depending on which setting you choose. Three options are available: · MINIMUM does not make any changes to the original playback, and should be used when the volume setting in the listening room may be as loud as you desire. · MEDIUM applies a moderate amount of compression so that louder passages are a little bit quieter. · MAXIMUM applies more compression so that louder passages are much softer. The default settings of the DVD player is 0 dB for all channels. In case you feel adjustments are necessary in your setup, we advise you to make the adjustments using the internal test tone generator. Once the cursor is moved to any of the speaker level icons, the test noise will be heard from the corresponding speaker. If this is not the case please check whether the loudspeaker is connected to the correct loudspeaker output on the rear panel. The speaker level can be adjusted by pressing ENTER and selecting an appropriate level indicated in the Lower Menu Line. The test noise will stop as soon as the cursor is moved away from any speaker level icon. SYSTEM SETUP 19 Audio Settings Audio Adjustment The Audio Setting Submenu contains the following settings. Follow the explanations in the Upper Menu Line on the bottom of your screen to change the settings. Preferred Audio Language: Defines your preferred audio language. Every time a disc is played that contains this audio language, it will be activated automatically. If you do not find your preferred language in the list of options, you can select your preferred language by selecting OTHER, and than typing a 4-digit code found in the code list on page 27. System Setup Video Settings Video Mode: This setting affects only the Component Video Outputs, and it controls how the video signals are optimized for progressive scan display. [. . . ] DVD A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving pictures even though its diameter is the same as a CD. The data capacity of a single-layer and single-sided DVD, at 4. 7 GB (Giga Byte), is 7 times that of a CD. Furthermore, the data capacity of a dual-layer and single-sided DVD is 8. 5 GB, a single-layer and double-sided DVD 9. 4 GB, and a dual-layer and double-sided DVD 17 GB. The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format, one of the worldwide standards of digital compression technology. [. . . ]