Harman-Kardon DMC 1000 Owner's Manual

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ENGLISH DMC 1000 Digital Media Center OWNER’S MANUAL ENGLISH 2083124_HK_DMC_1000_OM_ENG.qxp:34241_DMC250_ENG 15/08/08 10:49 Side 1 ...

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2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Introduction 4 Terminology 6 Features 8 Front Panel Controls 10 Front Panel Information Display 12 Remote Control Functions 14 Rear Panel Connections 16 Setup and Connections 17 Remote Control 18 Digital Audio Connections 19 Pla...

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INTRODUCTION 3 Introduction Thank you for choosing the Harman Kardon DMC 1000 The DMC 1000 merges a high-end DVD player, including upscaling to 1080p with an HDMI™ output, with a media server capable of storing up to 60,000 songs on its 250Gb har...

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4 TERMINOLOGY Terminology Since they share some of the characteristics and technology of CD players, many of the terms and operational concepts used in a DVD player are similar to what you may be familiar with from CD players and changers, or older v...

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TERMINOLOGY 5 ENGLISH Terminology RGB Video: This is a new form of video signal that eliminates many of the artifacts of traditional composite video signals by splitting the signal into the three fundamental colors Red, Green and Blue (RGB). With a...

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6 FEATURES High quality video • High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) for a single wire, digital connection to your HD-Ready screen. • Advanced sophisticated 10-bit MPEG-2 video decoding circuits. • Direct RGB output via SCART (selectabl...

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FEATURES 7 ENGLISH Features  Playback capability for CD-R, CD-RW, WMA, JPEG, MP3, VCD/SVCD, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD- RW and DVD+RW discs may vary due to variations in the quality of the disc and the recorder used to create the disc.  The DMC 1000 i...

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8 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS IMPORTANT NOTE: The DMC 1000’s front- panel controls use advanced touch-sensitive technology. To use the front panel, place a finger over any of the illuminated icons. A gentle tap is all that is necessary. Wait a few seconds...

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FRONT PANEL CONTROLS 9 ENGLISH A Navigation and Enter Buttons: Use these buttons to navigate the on-screen menus, and press the Enter Button to select an item. B Front-Panel Door: Open this door to access the two Card Slots and the front-panel USB P...

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10 FRONT PANEL INFORMATION DISPLAY Front Panel Information Display A A L B C D E F G HP I J K M N O DMC DVD SVCD USB 1 USB 2 CARD 1 CARD 2 AUX LAN 1A-BALL 420ip 720ip 1080ip TITLE V.OFF TRACK CHAP DOLBY DTS HOUR MIN SEC RAND REP L A B G DF K C E ...

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FRONT PANEL INFORMATION DISPLAY 11 ENGLISH Front Panel Information Display L Video Output Indicators: Either the 576i or 576p indicator will light to indicate whether the Component Video Outputs are in progressive scan mode. When the Composite or S-...

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12 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS Remote Control Functions Q N   O 8 H 9 7 F B J I M G 6 C K 0 5 L P A E 4  D    3 1 2  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q        POWER ON POWER OFF SUBTITLE TIT...

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REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 13 ENGLISH Remote Control Functions B DISC MENU: Displays the actual DVD Disc Menu on the TV screen in play mode. When playing discs with JPEG images, pressing this button will access the thumbnails. C PAUSE: Freezes a pictu...

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14 REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS Rear Panel Connections          Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent #’s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762; 6,487,535 & other U.S. and worldwide patents i...

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REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS 15 ENGLISH  Zone 1 Analog Audio Outputs: If you are not using either HDMI or a separate optical or coaxial digital audio connection for the Zone 1 (Main Room) audio, connect these jacks to the matching inputs on your A/V re...

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16 SETUP AND CONNECTIONS Setup and Connections Before connecting your DMC 1000, please:  Ensure that the power switch of this unit and other equipment to be connected is set to off before commencing connection.  Do not block ventilation holes ...

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REMOTE CONTROL 17 ENGLISH Remote Control Battery installation Insert the batteries supplied while observing the correct (+) and (–) polarities. Service life of batteries  The batteries normally last for about one year, although this depends on...

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18 DIGITAL AUDIO CONNECTIONS Digital Audio Connections Audio output from the unit’s optical/coaxial digital audio output connector Gently push the cable plug through the built-in shutter that covers the optical digital audio output and connect t...

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PLAYBACK BASICS 19 ENGLISH Playback Basics Basic Play Preparation 1. Switch the TV ON and select its video input connected to the DMC 1000. 2. Press POWER to turn on the unit, the DMC 1000 harman/kardon logo should appear now on the screen. If tha...

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20 SYSTEM SETUP System Setup Turn On the DMC 1000 The DMC 1000 has four power states, each designed to minimize unnecessary power con- sumption. The description of each mode and the DMC 1000’s response to the power controls is shown in Table A7 in ...

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SYSTEM SETUP 21 ENGLISH System Setup DVD Player Setup Figure 4 The DVD Player Setup menu (shown in Figure 4) contains settings that affect DVD playback. The other media sources are not affected by these settings. The DMC 1000’s Setup menu screens ...

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22 SYSTEM SETUP Audio Setup Each setting applies to a certain type of audio output, but only for Zone 1. The audio output to Zones 2, 3 and 4 is always full-range, 2-channel analog line level. Figure 5 – Audio Setup Menu Speaker Setup: A dialog box...

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SYSTEM SETUP 23 ENGLISH System Setup Output Resolution: This setting may be used to change the video output resolution. It affects the Component Video Outputs and the HDMI Output, but with different allowed settings depending upon whether the HDMI O...

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24 DMC BASICS DMC Basics Turning On the DMC 1000 The DMC 1000 has four power states, each designed to minimize unnecessary power con- sumption. • Full-Off Mode (Dim Blue) – The DMC 1000, including its hard-disc drive, is fully powered down, but ...

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DMC BASICS 25 ENGLISH DMC Basics Notes: Playback features may not be available during the opening credits of a movie. This is intended by the disc author and is not a failure of the DMC 1000. Playback of a DVD with 96kHz/24-bit audio requires the us...

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26 OPERATION Genres: Displays your library organized into genres. Select a genre and press the Enter Button to view all artists tagged with that genre. Navigate to the desired sorting option and press the Enter Button to view the Media Library (see ...

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OPERATION 27 ENGLISH Operation • Edit Info: This command is available for tracks and albums only. A dialog box appears, allowing you to edit the identifying informa- tion, including renaming tracks. See Figure 18. The box is slightly different whe...

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28 OPERATION Operation To view the play queue, press the Menu Button to display the Main Menu, and navigate to the Play Queue line. Press the Enter Button. The Play Queue is preserved unless the DMC 1000 is powered down to Full-Off mode (by pressing ...

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OPERATION 29 ENGLISH Operation Undock iPod: This command ends play of any content on the iPod and returns to the Media Library view of the Main Menu. The iPod’s own menu appears on its screen. To resume playback, physically undock the iPod from Th...

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30 OPERATION Operation NOTE: The DMC 1000 does not detect the pres- ence or absence of an audio signal at the Auxiliary Inputs. When you are ready to begin the recording, select the Start Recording option and begin play- back of the analog device. Yo...

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OPERATION 31 ENGLISH Operation Multizone Operation The DMC 1000 is capable of streaming audio to up to four independent zones simultaneously, allowing users in different areas of the home to enjoy unique programs. The zones may easily be linked or u...

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32 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Troubleshooting Guide TroubleShooting Guide Symptom Possible Cause Solution Unit does not turn on • No AC power • Check AC power plug and make certain any switched outlet is turned on. • Make sure Master Power Switch o...

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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 33 ENGLISH Screen saver not activated • Screen saver will not activate when • Clear Setup menus or press Video Off Button to avoid Setup menus are displayed burn-in on plasma and CRT displays. Cannot program playlist •...

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34 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Technical Specifications Applicable Disc: Disc formats: 5 inch (12 cm) or 3 inch (8 cm) DVD Video, Standard conforming DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD-RW, VCD, CD, CD-R, MP3, WMA, JPEG or CD-RW discs, Region code: DVD Movie dis...

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APPENDIX 35 ENGLISH Appendix Appendix – Default settings and worksheets Table A1 – Media Library Setup Menu Setting Default Your Settings Auto Disc Insert Preferences Play & Record Audio Encoding Quality MP3 192kbps (Medium) Table A2 – DVD...

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36 APPENDIX Table A6 – Advanced Setup Menu Setting Purpose Your Settings Backup Backs up hard-disc drive as a After your custom installer transfers your precaution. music collection to the Media Library, he or she should back it up as a precauti...

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EULA 37 ENGLISH 1. Grant of License. Subject to the restrictions defined in this Agreement, You are permitted to use the Software solely as a part of and in connection with your use of the Product for personal entertainment and enjoyment purposes. 2...

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38 EULA 16. Copyright Notices, Attributions and Licenses. Some of Harman’s licensors require the reproduction of certain copyright notices and authorship attribution in Harman’s documentation. Such notices, attribu- tions and licenses are as foll...

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EULA 39 ENGLISH When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom of use, not price. Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you have the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for this service if you ...

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40 EULA In addition, mere aggregation of another work not based on the Library with the Library (or with a work based on the Library) on a volume of a stor- age or distribution medium does not bring the other work under the scope of this License. 3....

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EULA 41 ENGLISH 11. If, as a consequence of a court judgment or allega- tion of patent infringement or for any other reason (not limited to patent issues), conditions are imposed on you (whether by court order, agree- ment or otherwise) that contrad...

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250 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, New York 11797 www.harmankardon.com Harman Consumer Group, Inc.: 2, Route de Tours, 72500 Château-du-Loir, France © 2007 Harman Kardon, Incorporated Partnumber: 25A08G-0DMC0-Q00 2083124_HK_DMC_1000_OM_ENG.qxp:3...