Harman Kardon BDS 477 manual

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BDS 2 T able of Content s INTRODUCTION 3 VERIFY LINE VOL T AGE BE FORE USING 3 UNP ACKING 3 INST ALLA TION LOCA TION 3 CLEANING 3 MOVING THE RECEIVER 3 SYSTEM C OMPONENTS 4 SUPPLIED ACCESSO RIES 4 RECEIVER FRONT P ANEL CONTROLS 5 RECEIVER REARP ANEL CONNECTIONS 6 SUBW OOFER C ONTROL S AND C ONNEC TIONS 7 REMOTE C ONTROL FUNCTIONS 8 PLACIN G T[...]

BDS 3 ENGLISH V erif y Line V olta ge Before U si ng, U npacki ng, I nstal la tion Loca tion , Cle an ing , Movin g the Rec eive r and In trodu c tion Introduc tion Please register y our product on our W eb site at ww w .harmankardon.com. Note: Y ou’ll need the product’ s serial number. A t the same time, you can choose to be notified about our[...]

BDS 4 Sys tem Co mp one nt s an d Su pp lie d Acce ss or ie s S ystem Components Y our BDS system includes the following components: BDS 800 Sys tem 1 x BDS 5 5.1-channel Blu-ray Disc receiver 4 x SA T- TS60 satellite speakers 1 x SA T- TS60 center speaker 1 x HKTS200SUB pow ered subwoofer BDS 700 System 1 x BDS 5 5.1-channel Blu-ray Disc receiver [...]

BDS 5 ENGLISH Receiver Front-Panel Cont rols Disc Slot : Inser t a compatible disc into the slot . T he BDS receiver’ s disc player will ac cept 5-inch (12cm) and 3-inch (8cm) discs. Information Display : Various messages appear on this display in r esponse to commands and to show the audio/video that is pla ying, the settings or other aspects of[...]

BDS 6 Recei ver Rear-Panel Conne c t ions NOTE: See the C onnections sec tion, on page 14, for detailed information about making connections. AC P ower Connector : After you ha ve made and verified all other connections, plug the supplied AC pow er cord into this input and in to an unswitched AC outlet . Main Po wer Switch : This mechanical switch [...]

BDS 7 PL0004-01001 ENGLISH Subwoof er Cont rols and Connec tions Phase Switch : This switch determines whether the sub woofer driver’ s piston-like action moves in and out in phase with the sat ellite speakers. If the sub woofer were to pla y out of phase with the satellite speak ers, the sound wav es produced by the subw oofer could be cancelled[...]

BDS 8 Remote C ontrol Functions Eject Button : Press this button to eject a disc from the BDS r eceiver’ s built-in disc player . Before pressing this button, mak e sure no objects are blocking the disc slot opening. Pow er Button : Pressing this button t oggles the BDS receiver between the On and Standby modes. TV Power Butt on : After you progr[...]

BDS 9 ENGLISH Remote Control Func t ions Find Button : Pr essing this button during disc playback activates the search function, allowing you to jump t o a specific location on the disc. Y ou can find a location by title, chapter or time. NO TE: T his feature is disc-dependent. Some discs do not allow finding locations by title. Home Button : Press[...]

BDS 10 Placing the Speak ers (BDS 800 , BDS 700 , BDS 400 and BDS 3 00 Systems ) Placing the Front Le f t and Front Right Spe akers Front Right Speaker Fron t Left Speaker Place the front speak ers the same distance from each other as they are fr om the listening position. Place them at about the same height fr om the floor as the listener’ s ear[...]

BDS 11 ENGLISH Pl acin g the Spe ake rs (BD S 600 S ystem ) an d Mou ntin g Optio ns for Sat el lit e and C ent er S peak ers Placing the Speak ers (BD S 600 System ) Placing the Front Le f t and Front Right Spe akers If your TV is placed on a table, you can place the soundbar on the table dir ectly in front of the TV , centered with the TV screen.[...]

BDS 12 Mou ntin g Optio ns for Sat el lit e and C ent er S peak ers Attach the wall portion of the wall-mount brack et onto the wall using hardwar e that is 4. appropriat e for the wall’ s construction and materials. We r ecommend first anchoring the bracket using its k eyhole, then attaching it with another anchor through its top opening , as sh[...]

BDS 13 ENGLISH Mou ntin g Optio ns for Sat el lit e and C ent er S peak ers Wall- Mounting the BDS 800 Center Speaker Decide on the location for the speaker (see 1. Placing the Speakers (BDS 800, BDS 700, BDS 400 and BDS 300 Systems) , on page 10). Attach the cent er-speaker wall-mount brack et to the wall using hardwar e that is 2. appropriat e fo[...]

BDS 14 Mou ntin g Optio ns for Sat el lit e and C ent er S peak ers, and Conne c t ion s Y ou can pivot the wall-mounted speak er from side to side; howev er , attempting to tilt it up or down will damage the bracket and possibly the w all, which would not be cov ered by your warranty . Wall-Mounting the BDS 7 00 Center Speaker Determine the locati[...]

BDS 15 ENGLISH Conne c ti on s Connec ting the S atellite and Cente r Speaker s (BDS 700 and BDS 300 syste ms ) + – + – + – + – + – Surround Right* Front Right * Speakers included only in BDS 700 system Surround Right Cable (Gra y Bands) Surround Left Cable (Blue Bands) BDS Receiver (BDS 5 shown) Surround Left* Fron t Left Front Right Cab[...]

BDS 16 Conne c ti on s Connecting the Subwoofer (all systems ) Use the supplied mono RCA audio cable (purple connectors) to connect the subwoofer’ s Line- Level LFE In c onnector to the BDS receiver’ s Subwoofer output. BDS Receiver (BDS 2 shown) Subwoofer Mono RCA Cable (included) T o Subwoofer Output T o Line Level LFE In IMPORT ANT: Do not p[...]

BDS 17 ENGLISH Conne c ti on s Connecting Audio Sources TV T ape Deck -OR - T o Audio Output T o Play Output T o Coaxial Output T o O ptical Output T o O ptical Output Cable/Satellite T uner Digital Audio Source Analog Audio Inputs 1 and 2 : If you hav e an audio- only analog source component (such as a tape deck), connect its left and right analog[...]

BDS 18 Prepar ing th e Remote Control Preparing the Remote C ontrol Installing the Batteries Y our BDS system remote contr ol uses 3 AAA batteries (supplied). Insert the batteries as shown in the illustration, making sur e to obser ve the corr ect polarit y . –– – ++ + 2 1 3 5 4 6 8 0 7 9 ++ – – 2 1 3 5 4 6 8 0 7 9 ++ – – 2 1 3 5 4 6 [...]

BDS 19 ENGLISH Prepar ing th e Remote Control and Setting U p the Rece ive r Setting Up the Receiver NOTE: The menu screens shown in this manual ar e for illustrative purposes and may differ somewhat from the actual displays . T o set up your BDS system, you will use the remot e to navigate thr ough all of the on-screen menus and make selections fr[...]

BDS 20 Set ting U p the Rec eive r Settings Menus Pressing the r emote’ s Settings button displays the r eceiver’ s settings menus, which allow you to configure the r eceiver’ s various functions. Use the remot e’ s Cursor L eft/Right buttons to change from one menu to another , use the Cursor Up/Down buttons to na vigate through the lists [...]

BDS 21 ENGLISH Display Settings Select to adjust display settings TV Video Processing Aspect Ratio Resolution Color Space Film Mode HDMI Deep Color 16:9 Full Auto RGB Off Off Display Settings TV : This option allows you to set the following displa y parameters: Aspect Ratio t : This option lets you select how you wan t 4:3 programs displayed on a 1[...]

BDS 22 Set ting U p the Rec eive r Speaker Settings : T his setting allows you to set up the r eceiver to work pr operly with the speakers included in your BDS syst em. T he available configurations ar e: 2.0: This configuration consists of left and righ t main speakers but no subwoofer . t Selecting this configuration sends all of the bass to the [...]

BDS 23 ENGLISH Us ing the R eceiv er Using the receiv er NOTE: Before using y our new BDS system, be sure to set the speak er distances, as explained in Audio Settings: Speaker Settings , on page 22. Home Menu Press the Home button t o display the Home Menu screen: 1 / 5 Exit Option T ype:Disc Size:23684.875M FS:UDF Home Menu Blu-ray Disc USB FM Ra[...]

BDS 24 Us ing th e Rece iver a nd Us ing th e Disc Pl aye r Notes on Setting Subwoofer V olume: Sometimes the ideal subwoofer volume setting for music is t oo loud for films, while the t ideal setting for films is too quiet for music. When setting the subwoofer volume, listen to both music and films with strong bass con tent and find a “middle gr[...]

BDS 25 ENGLISH Supported Disc Fo rmats The BDS rec eiver can play the following types of discs (in 5"/12cm and 3"/8cm size): BD-Video (single-lay er or double -layer) t DVD-V ideo t DVD+R/+RW t DVD-R/-RW t CDDA ( CD digital audio) t CD-R/RW t NOTE: The compatibility and performance of dual-layer discs is not guaranteed . Supported Media C[...]

BDS 26 Us ing th e Disc Pl aye r , Liste ni ng to Y our iP od/iPh one an d Usi ng the Radi o Press the right Na vigation button and use the Navigation Up/Down buttons t o select the 3. chapter for your first pr ogram entry (Blu-ray Disc/DVD only). Repeat Steps 2 – 3 for every entry in your programmed list. 4. When you ’ re finished programming [...]

BDS 27 ENGLISH Us ing th e Radio , Listen ing t o A udio So urc e s and P lay ing Fi les from US B Devic es and CD D ata Discs OK Button : Pressing this butt on sets the currently tuned-in frequency as a preset station. See Setting and Recalling Preset Stations , belo w , for details. Previous/Step Button and Next/Step Button : Pr essing these butt[...]

BDS 28 Pl ayin g Files from U SB De vic es and CD D ata Discs Viewing Photos In the top directory , selec t “Photo. ” Select a folder containing photo files and highlight a photo file in the folder . A thumbnail of the highlighted photo will appear on the right of the screen. 01 / 31 Exit Option T ype:JPG Size:0.241M Resolution:720x524 USB .. S[...]

BDS 29 ENGLISH Pl ayin g Files from U SB De vic es and CD D ata Discs an d Usi ng P la yl ist s Use the Play , Pause, Stop , Prev/Step , Next/Step, Search Down/Slow and Sear ch Up/Slow buttons to contr ol music-file playback. See Remote Contr ol Functions , on page 8, for more information about the functions of these buttons. When the BDS is playin[...]

BDS 30 T roubleshooting T roubleshooting If your BDS system isn ’t performing the way you think it should, check t o see if the problem is cover ed in this section before calling your dealer or contacting a harman kardon r epresentative . Problem Solution The rec eiver won ’t power up (the P ower indicat or is not lit): Che ck th at th e t re c[...]

BDS 31 ENGLISH Aux Component R emote-Control Code List TV /D VR Manufacturer Code Numbers ADMIRAL 0192 0123 1088 1105 AIW A 1110 AKAI 1011 1020 1022 1042 1053 1056 1089 1093 ALBA 1020 1040 ANAM 0122 0112 0109 0106 0045 AOC 0128 0123 0122 0037 APEX 2014 2016 ARC EN CIEL 1017 1019 1024 1056 1059 ARCAM 1017 ARIST ONA 1022 1023 1025 1033 1047 1048 1060[...]

BDS 32 A ux Com ponen t Rem ote-Co ntrol C ode List TV /D VR Manufacturer Code Numbers MEMOREX 0128 0069 METZ 0084 MGA 0128 0123 0115 MITSUBISHI 0168 0167 0160 0128 0123 0115 0077 MT C 0176 0175 MOT OROLA 2005 NA TIONAL 0182 0181 0180 0179 0177 0148 NEC 0125 0123 0121 0115 0010 OLEVIA 0007 OPT ONICA 0077 ORION 0211 0210 0209 0208 0207 P ANASONIC 01[...]

BDS 33 ENGLISH Cable T uners Manufacturer Code Numbers ABC 3011 3001 ALLEGRO 3111 AMERICAST 3212 ARCHER 3112 BEL COR 3113 BT CABLE 4007 CABLE ST AR 3113 3033 CABLETIME 4008 4011 4012 4016 CITIZEN 3111 CL YDE CABLEVISION 4017 COMCAST 3007 4014 DESCA T C ANAL 4010 DIGI LINK 3114 EAGLE 3186 EASTERN 3070 3066 EMERSON 3112 FILMNET 4018 4020 FOXTEL 4019 [...]

BDS 34 A ux Com ponen t Rem ote-Co ntrol C ode List Sat ellit e T uners Manufacturer Code Numbers AIW A 6041 AKAI 6033 ALBA 6001 6011 AMSTRAD 6032 ANKARO 6021 ASTRO 6076 6077 6078 6079 6080 6081 6082 6083 BARCOM 6021 BIRDVIEW 5025 BLAUPUNKT 6038 6090 BUSH 6006 6048 BUSH (UK) 6053 CANAL 6013 CANAL DIGIT AL 6013 CANAL PLUS ( CANAL +) 6013 CHANNEL MAS[...]

BDS 35 ENGLISH Sat ellit e T uners Manufacturer Code Numbers PREMIERE 6008 PRESIDENT 5004 5081 QUADRAL 6066 6067 6068 6069 6070 6071 QUELLE 6090 RADIOLA 6053 RADIX 6047 RCA 5090 5065 5039 5001 5058 5058 REALISTIC 5080 5049 SAMSUNG 5042 5022 5026 6027 6032 6080 SA T 6027 SA TELLITE SERVICE 5088 5035 SCIENTIFIC A TLANTA 5039 5056 SCHNEIDER 6053 SIEME[...]

BDS 36 Spe ci f icat ions Specific ations BDS 5 recei ver (BDS 800, BDS 700, BDS 600 sys tems) BDS 2 recei ver (BDS 400, BDS 300 sy stem s ) Audio Section Continuous av erage power , stereo mode (BDS 5, BDS 2): 65 watts per channel, 20Hz – 20kHz, @ <0.1% THD, both channels driven int o 6 ohms Multichannel power (BDS 5 only): 65 watts per chann[...]

BDS 37 ENGLISH Spe ci f icat ions SA T -TS60 Sate llites (BDS 800 and BDS 4 00 sy stems) CEN- TS60 Center (BD S 800 system) Midrange transducer: T wo x 3" (75mm) flat-panel drivers , video-shielded T wo x 3" (75mm) flat-panel drivers , video-shielded High-frequency transducer: 1" (25mm) CMMD® Lite dome, video-shielded 1" (25mm)[...]

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