Harman-Kardon HS 250 manual

ENGLISH HS 250 Home Cinema System OWNER’S MANU AL 34138_HS250_UK 18/09/07 13:58 Side 1[...]

2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS P age 3 Introduction 4 Safety Information 4 Unpacking 5 T erminology 6 F eatures 7 F ront P anel Controls 8 F ront P anel Display 9 Rear P anel Connections 11 Remote Control 13 Basic Information 13 About T his Manual 13 Regional Coding System Connection 14 Installation and Connections 14 Audio Connections 14 Video Connections 1[...]

INTRODUCTION 3 ENGLISH Introduction Thank you for choosing Harman Kardon! With the purchase of a Harman Kardon HS 250 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 using only one pair of stereo loudspeak ers and a subwoofer , th[...]

4 INTRODUCTION / SAFETY INFORMA TION Introduction / Safety Information Only use the HS 250 controller with the loud- speak er system supplied. F ailure to do so may cause damage to either the controller or the loudspeak ers and will invalidate any w arranty . All of the optional system settings have been preset at our factory for correct operation [...]

TERMINOLOGY 5 ENGLISH T erminology 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 video disc for- mats such as Laser Disc. However , if this is your first DVD product, some[...]

6 FEA TURES Featur es 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 . • Progressive Scan component video ouputs (NTSC and P AL) • Direct RGB output via SCAR T (selectable) for optimum video perfor[...]

FRONT P ANEL CONTROLS 7 ENGLISH Front P anel Controls  Main Information Display 1 P ower On/Off (Standby) 2 Eject 3 USB On-T he-Go Input 4 Headphone Jack 5 V olume Control 6 Slot Loader  Main Information Display: This display delivers messages and status indications to help you operate the HS 250 Controller . 1 P ower On/Off (Standby): Press [...]

8 FRONT P ANEL DISPLA Y Front P anel Display DISC DMP VCDVD FM TV PBC TITLE PROG. TRACK CHAP . RAND . HOUR A-B MIN TEST SEC 720P REPEA T 1 ALL S-VIDEO RGB YUV P .SCAN HDMISD 1080i A Disc T ype Indicators B Playback-Mode Indicators C Progressive Scan Indicator D P arental Lock Indicator E T ime Indicators F Video F ormat Indicators G Source Indicato[...]

REAR P ANEL CONNECTIONS 9 ENGLISH Rear P anel Connections 3 1 0 2 4 5 7 E 8 A B 6 F G H I 9 D C J 0 Composite Video Output 1 S-Video Output 2 Component Video Outputs 3 Scart TV Output 4 AC P ower Cord 5 FM Antenna 6 Audio In 7 Subwoofer Output 8 Coaxial Digital Input 9 Optical Digital Input A Analog Audio Outputs B F ront Speak er Outputs C Remote [...]

10 REAR P ANEL CONNECTIONS Rear P anel Connections D TV Audio Input: If your screen is connected to the HS by an HDMI, Component, S-Video or Composite cable , connect the analog output of your TV to this input. If you have your TV connected to the HS with a Scart cable , an audio connection to the TV Input is not necessary . Note: Y ou’ll find mo[...]

REMO TE CONTROL 11 ENGLISH 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               Remote Control P ower On/Source Selection Button P ower Off Button Subtitle Button T itle Button Angle Button Audio Button Enter Button Eject Button Set-Up/OSD Button Arrows Button Mute Button Menu Button P ause B[...]

12 REMO TE CONTROL Remote Control 0 P ower On/Source Selector Buttons: Pressing one of these buttons will perform three actions at the same time . First, if the HS System is not turned on, this will power up the unit. Next, it will select the source shown on the but- ton as the input to the HS System. Finally , it will change the remote control so [...]

BASIC INFORMA TION 13 ENGLISH About This Manual • The types of functions and oper ations that can be used for a particular disc vary depending on the features of that disc. In some cases , these functions and operations may differ from the descriptions given in this manual. In this event, follow the instructions given on the screen. This manual o[...]

14 INST ALLATION AND CONNECTIONS Installation and Connections After unpacking the unit, and placing it on a solid surface capable of supporting its weight, you will need to mak e the connections to your audio and video equipment. Audio Equipment Connections We recommend that you use high-quality inter- connect cables when making connections to sour[...]

INST ALLATION AND CONNECTIONS 15 ENGLISH Connecting VCR and Sat Decoder (method 5 and 6) Diagrams 5 and 6 show possible connection methods for common system configurations . T hese are intended as guidelines only . Due to differences in equipment specifications , the method of connection of your equipment may be different to that shown. Please cons[...]

16 INST ALLATION AND CONNECTIONS Installation and Connections Connecting the A C P ower Notes • The P ower Requirement is: AC 230V , 50 Hz. • Connecting to power other than the one listed above may damage the system or cause abnormal operation. • Before connecting the AC power cord of this system to a wall outlet, connect the speakers and oth[...]

INST ALLATION AND CONNECTIONS 17 ENGLISH Installation and Connections Slow Motion Playback (with DVD only) 1. When a DVD disc is in pause or freeze frame mode , you may move slowly forward or back- ward through the progr am being played at one of four speeds by pressing the SEARCH Buttons HJ on the remote . Each press of the buttons will move to th[...]

18 SY STEM SETUP System Setup System Defaults T he final step of the installation is to establish the system’ s defaults. It is helpful to take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with these settings , as they may require change before the first use and later from time to time . General Functionality of the OSD Menu T he complete setup and cont[...]

SY STEM SETUP 19 ENGLISH System Setup Disc Recognition: When set to on, the next time a disc is inserted, the HS will show a “Disc Recognized” message , with the question if you would lik e to play the disc from the beginning or would lik e to resume from where you last stopped the disc. The memory can contain information of the last 100 discs [...]

20 SY STEM SETUP Video Settings T he Video Setting Submenu contains the follow- ing settings . F ollow the explanations in the Upper Menu Line on the bottom of your screen to change the settings . Aspect Ratio: This step selects the TV aspect ratio , conventional screen shape (4:3) or widescreen (16:9), according to your TV . If you have a conventi[...]

TEST SCREEN 21 ENGLISH T est Scr een T est Screen When you activate the T est Screen via the OSD you can activate a still image to test all settings and the video performance of your TV . Please note that the test screen is only available in Standard Definition mode , that is with one of the analog video outputs 0123 connected. If you have connecte[...]

22 PLA YER/RADIO MENU Player/Radio Menu Using the Status Bar Menu T he on-screen Status Bar contains many playback features . T o see the Status Banner Menu, press ST ATUS D on the remote control while a disc is playing. Use the ARROW 9 buttons on the remote to move through the different features in the Status Bar . When a feature is highlighted, p[...]

PLA YER/RADIO MENU 23 ENGLISH T he RADIO Menu shows the selected Audio mode , the name of a station currently played (as long as RDS is available) and a Station list listing the 30 stations with their preset, station name and frequency . Note: The stations can be preset auto- matically or manually . The Manual Preset mode is described first. The Au[...]

24 TV MENU , A UX MENU , DIGIT AL IN MENU TV Menu, AUX Menu, Digital in Menu TV MENU As a Scart audio/video cable contains both audio and video inputs and outputs in one cable , the Scart connector between the DVD Receiver and the TV can also be used to lead the audio output signals of your TV to the DVD Receiver . In this way your TV programs can [...]

USB MENU 25 ENGLISH USB Menu USB MENU T he HS systems are among the first to allow direct playback of compatible files from portable USB devices . T wo USB On-The-Go inputs are av ailable, one on the right side of the product and one on the rear panel. Connect your USB thumb drive or portable hard disk, to either of the side or rear panel USB Input[...]

26 LEARNING CODES FROM A REMO TE Learning Codes from a Remote Learning Codes from a Remote T he HS 250 remote is able to “learn” codes from other remote controls that might be part of your system setup , lik e the one from your TV . To learn or transfer codes from an IR remote to the HS’ s remote , follow these steps: 1. Place the front of th[...]

DVD LANGU AGE CODES 27 ENGLISH DVD Language Codes T he availability of specific languages for the main audio tr ack or subtitles is dependent on the choices made by a disc’ s producer . Y ou should always consult the disc’ s jacket for information on languages for any disc. In the case of some languages, you may be required to enter a code from[...]

28 TROUBLESHOO TING T r oubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the system, use this troubleshooting guide to help you remedy the problem. Should any problem persist, consult your authorized Harman Kardon dealer . No power . • Is the power cord firmly plugged into the power outlet? • One of the safety mecha[...]

TROUBLESHOO TING 29 ENGLISH T r oubleshooting T rack Skip or dir ect select with numeric buttons , Search, Slow-motion play , repeat play or Program play , etc., cannot be done . • Depending on the DVD or VCD, some of the above operations may not be av ailable (Playback control). Messages do not appear on the TV screen in the language you want. ?[...]

30 GLOSSAR Y Glossary Bit rate V alue indicating the amount of video data com- pressed in a DVD per second. The unit is Mbps (megabit per second). 1 Mbps indicates that the data per second is 1,000,000 bits . The higher the bit rate , the larger the amount of data. However , this does not always mean higher quality pictures . Chapter Sections of a [...]

HS 250 CONTROLLER SPECIFICA TIONS 31 ENGLISH HS 250 Controller Specifications DVD player Pickup: Semiconductor laser , w avelength 650nm Signal system: NTSC / P AL Video signal horizontal resolution: More than 480 lines (DVD) Video signal-to-noise r atio: More than 60 dB (DVD) Audio frequency response: DVD (PCM): 20 Hz ~ 22 kHz (+/- 1.0 dB) (Stereo[...]

250 Crossways P ark Drive, W oodbury , New Y ork 11797 516.422.HKHK (4545) F ax: 516.682.3523 (USA only) www .harmankardon.com Harman Consumer Group , Inc.: 2, route de T ours, 72500 Château-du-Loir , F rance © 2007 Harman Kardon, Incorporated P art No.: 01.00.Y S.SM1.E1378 34138_HS250_UK 18/09/07 13:58 Side 32[...]