Harman Kardon BDS 300 manual

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BDS 2 T able of Contents INTRODUCTION 3 VERIFY LINE V OL T AGE B EFORE US ING 3 UNP ACKING 3 INST ALLA TION LOCA TION 3 CLE ANING 3 MOVING THE RECEIVER 3 SYSTEM CO MPONENTS 4 SUPPLIED AC CESS ORIE S 4 RECEIVE R FRONT P ANEL CO NTROLS 5 RECEIVE R REARP ANEL C ONNECTIONS 6 SUB WOOFER C ONTROL S AND C ONNEC TIONS 7 REMOTE C ONTROL FU NCTIONS 8 P[...]

BDS 3 ENGLISH V erif y Lin e V olta ge Before U sing , U npa ckin g, I nstal la tion L ocation , Cl ea ni ng , Mo vin g the R ece iv er a nd I ntr oduction Intro duc tion Please register y our product on our W eb site at www.harmankardon.com. Note: Y ou’ll need the product’ s serial number . At the same time, y ou can choose to be notified abou[...]

BDS 4 S ys te m C om pone nts an d Su ppl ied A cc essori es S ystem Components Y our BDS system includes the following components: BDS 800 System 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 4 [...]

BDS 5 ENGLISH Rec ei ve r Fr ont -Pa ne l C ontr ol s Disc Slot : Inser t a compatible disc int o the slot. The BDS r eceiver’ s disc player will acc ept 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 tha t is playing , the settings or other [...]

BDS 6 Receiver Rear - Pa nel Connec tions NOTE: See the C onnections section, on page 14, for detailed information about making connections. AC P ower Connector : After y ou have made and v erified all other connections, plug the supplied AC pow er cord int o this input and into an unswitched A C outlet. Main Pow er Switch : This mechanical switch [...]

BDS 7 PL 00 04 -0 100 1 ENGLISH Su bw oofe r C ontr ol s an d C onn ec ti ons Phase Switch : This swit ch determines whether the subwoofer driv er’ s piston-like action moves in and out in phase with the sat ellite speakers . If the subwoofer w ere to play out of phase with the satellite speak ers, the sound wa ves produc ed by the subwoofer coul[...]

BDS 8 Remot e Control 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 : Pr essing this button toggles the BDS rec eiver between the On and Standby modes. TV Power Butt on : After you pr [...]

BDS 9 ENGLISH Re mot e Con trol F un c tio ns Find Button : Pr essing this button during disc playback activates the sear ch 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: This featur e is disc-dependent. Some discs do not allow finding locations by title. Home Button :[...]

BDS 10 Placing th e Speakers ( BDS 800 , BDS 7 00, B DS 400 and BDS 3 0 0 S ystems ) Placin g the Front Lef t an d Front Right Sp eakers Front Right Speaker Front L eft Speaker Place the front speak ers the same distance from each other as they ar e from the listening position. Place them at about the same height fr om the floor as the listener’ [...]

BDS 11 ENGLISH Pl acin g the S pea k ers ( BDS 600 S ys t em ) an d Mou nti ng Op tio ns for Sa te l l ite a nd C ente r S pea k ers Placing th e Speakers ( BDS 60 0 S ystem ) Placin g the Front Lef t an d Front Right Sp eakers If your TV is placed on a table, you can plac e the soundbar on the table directly in front of the TV , centered with the [...]

BDS 12 Mou nti ng Op tio ns for Sa te l l ite a nd C ente r S pea k ers Attach the wall portion of the wall-mount brack et onto the wall using har dware that is 4. appropriat e for the wall’ s construction and materials. We rec ommend first anchoring the bracket using its k eyhole, then attaching it with another anchor thr ough its top opening, a[...]

BDS 13 ENGLISH Mou nti ng Op tio ns for Sa te l l ite a nd C ente r S pea k ers Wall-Mounti ng the BDS 800 Cente r 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 br acket to the wall using har dware tha t is 2. appropria[...]

BDS 14 Mou nti ng Op tio ns for Sa te l l ite a nd C ente r S pea k ers , and Connec tions Y ou can pivot the wall-mounted speak er from side to side; how ever , attempting to tilt it up or down will damage the bracket and possibly the w all, which would not be c overed b y your warranty . Wall-Mounti ng the BDS 700 Center Spea ker Determine the lo[...]

BDS 15 ENGLISH Connec tions Connec tin g the Satell ite and Center Spe akers ( BDS 700 and BDS 30 0 s y s t e ms) + – + – + – + – + – Surround Right* Front Right * Speakers included only in BDS 700 system Surround Right Cab le (Gra y Bands) Surround Left Cable (Blue Bands) BDS Receiver (BDS 5 shown) Surround Left* Front L eft Front Right [...]

BDS 16 Connec tions Connec tin g the Subwoofe r ( all sys tems) Use the supplied mono RCA audio cable (purple connectors) to connect the subwoofer’ s Line- Level LFE In c onnector to the BDS receiv er’ s S ubw oofer output. BDS Receiver (BDS 2 shown) Subwoofer Mono RCA Cable (included) T o Subwoofer Output T o Line Level LFE In IMPORT ANT: Do n[...]

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

BDS 18 Pr epa rin g the Re mo te C ontro l Preparing the Re mote Co ntrol 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 observe the correct polarity . – – – + + + 2 1 3 5 4 6 8 0 7 9 + + – – 2 1 3 5 4 6 8 0 7 9 + + – – 2 1 3[...]

BDS 19 ENGLISH Pr epa rin g the Re mo te C ontro l an d Set ti ng Up t he Rec ei ve r Setting Up the Receiv er NOTE: The menu screens shown in this manual ar e for illustrativ e purposes and may differ somewhat from the actual displays . T o set up your BDS system, you will use the remot e to navigat e through all of the on-screen menus and make se[...]

BDS 20 Set ti ng U p the Rec eive r Settings Menus Pressing the r emote’ s Settings button displays the r eceiver’ s settings menus, which allow y ou to configure the r eceiver’ s various functions. Use the r emote’ s C ursor Left/Right buttons to change from one menu to another , use the Cursor Up/Down buttons to na vigate thr ough the lis[...]

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 • : This option lets you select how you w ant 4:3 programs displa yed on [...]

BDS 22 Set ti ng U p the Rec eive r Speaker Settings : T his setting allows you t o set up the receiver t o work properly with the speakers included in your BDS syst em. The available c onfigurations are: 2.0: This configura tion consists of left and right main speakers but no subw oofer . • Selecting this configuration sends all of the bass to t[...]

BDS 23 ENGLISH Us in g the R ece iv er Using the rec eiver NOTE: Before using y our new BDS system, be sure t o set the speaker distances , as explained in Audio Settings: Speaker Settings , on page 22 . Home Me nu Press the Home butt on to display the Home Menu scr een: 1 / 5 E xit Option Ty pe:Disc Size:23684.875M FS:UDF Home Menu Blu-ray Disc US[...]

BDS 24 Us in g the R ece iv er a nd U si ng the D isc P l ay er Notes on Setting Subwoofer Volume: Sometimes the ideal subwoofer volume setting for music is t oo loud for films, while the • 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 “midd[...]

BDS 25 ENGLISH Suppo rte d Disc For mats 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) • DVD-V ideo • DVD+R/+RW • DVD-R/-RW • CDDA ( CD digital audio) • CD-R/RW • NOTE: The compatibility and performance of dual-layer discs is not guaranteed . Supp[...]

BDS 26 Us in g the Di sc Pl ay er , Listen in g to Y our i Pod /i Pho ne a nd U si ng the Ra di o Press the right Na vigation button and use the Naviga tion Up/Down buttons to select the 3. chapter for your first pr ogram entry (Blu-ray Disc/DVD only). Repeat Steps 2 – 3 for ev ery entr y in your programmed list . 4. When you ’ re finished prog[...]

BDS 27 ENGLISH Us in g the Ra di o , List en ing t o Aud io So ur ces an d Pl a yi ng Fi les from U S B Devi c es and C D Da ta Di scs OK Button : Pressing this butt on sets the currently tuned-in frequency as a preset station. See Setting and Recalling Preset Stations , below , for details. Previous/Step Button and Ne xt/Step Button : Pressing the[...]

BDS 28 Pl ayin g Fi les from U S B Devi ces a nd CD Da ta Discs Viewing Phot os In the top directory , select “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 .[...]

BDS 29 ENGLISH Pl ayin g Fi les from U S B Devi ces a nd CD Da ta Discs an d Us in g Pl a yl ists Use the Play , Pause, Stop , Prev/Step , Nex t/Step , Search Down/Slow and Search Up/Slow buttons to contr ol music-file playback. See Remote C ontrol F unctions , on page 8, for more information about the functions of these buttons. When the BDS is pl[...]

BDS 30 T roub lesho oting T ro ubleshooting If your BDS system isn ’t performing the way you think it should , check to see if the problem is c overed in this section before calling y our dealer or contacting a harman kardon repr esentative . Proble m Solution The rec eiver won ’t pow er up (the P ower indicator is not lit): Che ck tha t the ?[...]

BDS 31 ENGLISH Aux Compon ent Remot e-Control Code List T V/ D V R 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 1[...]

BDS 32 A ux Co mpo nen t Re mo te-Co ntr ol C ode Li st T V/ D V R Manufacturer Code Numbers MEMOREX 0128 0069 METZ 0084 MGA 0128 0123 0115 MITSUBISHI 0168 0167 0160 0128 0123 0115 0077 MTC 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 ANASON[...]

BDS 33 ENGLISH Cab le T un ers 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 401[...]

BDS 34 A ux Co mpo nen t Re mo te-Co ntr ol C ode Li st Sate llite Tuner s 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 [...]

BDS 35 ENGLISH Sate llite Tuner s 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 S AT 6027 SA TELLITE SERVICE 5088 5035 SCIENTIFIC A TLANTA 5039 5056 SCHNEIDER 6053 SIEMEN[...]

BDS 36 Spe cif icat ions Specif ications BD S 5 r ec e iv e r (BD S 8 0 0, BD S 70 0, BD S 6 0 0 s ys t em s) BDS 2 recei ver (BDS 400, BDS 300 sys tems ) 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 w[...]

BDS 37 ENGLISH Spe cif icat ions SAT- TS 6 0 S at el l it e s (BDS 800 and BDS 4 00 sy stems) CEN- T S60 Center (BDS 800 sy stem) Midrange transducer: T wo x 3" (75mm) flat-panel drivers , video-shielded T wo x 3" (75mm) flat-panel driv ers, video-shielded High-frequency transducer: 1" (25mm) CMMD® Lite dome, video-shielded 1" [...]

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