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Harman Kardon BDS 575 manual

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    Blu-ray Disc ™ receiver BDS 275/BDS 575/ BDS 277/BDS 577 Owner’s Manual[...]

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    2 BDS BD/DVD Region Codes and T able of Contents INTRODUCTION 3 VERIFY LINE VOL T AGE BEFORE USING 3 UNP ACKING 3 INST ALLA TION LOCA TION 3 CLEANING 3 MOVING THE RECEIVER 3 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES 3 RECEIVER FRONT -P ANEL CONTROLS 4 RECEIVER REAR-P ANEL CONNECTIONS 6 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 8 CONNECTIONS 10 PREP ARING THE REMOTE CONTROL 13 SETTING U[...]

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    ENGLISH 3 BDS Introduction, V erify Line V oltage Before Using, Unpacking, Installation Location, Cleaning, Moving the Receiver , and Supplied Accessories Introduction Please register your product on our Web site at www.harmankardon.com. Note: Y ou’ll need the product’ s serial number . At the same time, you can choose to be notified about our[...]

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    4 BDS Receiver Front-Panel Controls Receiver Front-P anel Controls Eject Button On/Standby Indicator Volume Control/ Power Button USB Port Headphone Connector Information Display Disc Slot[...]

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    ENGLISH 5 BDS Receiver Front-Panel Controls Eject button (appears only when a disc has been inserted): T ouch this button to eject a disc from the BDS receiver’s built-in disc player. Before touching this button, make sure no objects are blocking the disc-slot opening. NOTE: If you do not remove the ejected disc within 30 seconds, it will automat[...]

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    6 BDS Receiver Rear -Panel Connections Receiver Rear -Panel Connections Main Power Switch AC Power Connector Component Video Input Connector HDMI Input Connectors Network Connector HDMI Monitor Out Connector Optical Digital Input Connectors Fan Vents Speaker Connectors Remote IR Input Connector Subwoofer Output Connector FM Antenna Connector Subwoo[...]

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    ENGLISH 7 BDS Receiver Rear -Panel Connections NOTE: See the Connections section, on page 10 , for detailed information about making connections. Main Power switch: This mechanical switch turns the BDS receiver’s power supply on or off. After you have made and verified all connections (see the Connections section, on page 10 ), set this switch t[...]

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    8 BDS Remote Control Functions Remote Control Functions Power Button Eject Button Source Buttons Display Button Back Button Cursor Buttons Options Button Thumbnail (Y ellow) Button Zoom (Blue) Button Repeat Button Volume +/– Buttons Surround Button T ransport Control Buttons TV Power Button Mute Button T op Menu Button Replay Button Home Button O[...]

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    ENGLISH 9 BDS Remote Control Functions Power button: The BDS receiver has four different power modes: s Off (On/Standby indica tor not illuminated): When the rear -panel Main Power switch is in the Off position or the power cord is unplugged the BDS receiver is off and will not respond to any commands. Plugging the power cord into a live AC outlet [...]

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    10 BDS Connections Connections CAUTION: Before making any connections to the BDS receiver , ensure that the receiver’ s AC cord is unplugged from the receiver and the AC outlet. Making speaker connections with the receiver plugged in and turned on could damage the speakers. Y our BDS receiver has color -coded speaker terminals: BDS 275/BDS 277 wh[...]

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    ENGLISH 11 BDS Connections Connecting a TV or Video Display Use the supplied HDMI cable to connect the BDS receiver’ s HDMI output to your TV/video display’ s HDMI input. The BDS receiver is HDMI with 3D and 30/36-bit Deep Color . NOTE: If you ha ve devices (such as an Internet modem) already connected directly to your TV , you can feed their s[...]

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    12 BDS Connections Connecting Y our Coaxial Digital Audio Source Device If one of your non-HDMI source devices has a coaxial digital output, connect it to the receiver’ s Coaxial Digital Input connector . NOTE: Make only one type of digital connection (HDMI, optical or coaxial) from each device. T o Coaxial Digital Audio Output Coaxial Digital Au[...]

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    ENGLISH 13 BDS Connections and Preparing the Remote Control Connect the Remote IR Input The BDS receiver is equipped with a Remote IR Input connector that lets you remotely control the receiver when you place it inside a cabinet or in a location that is out of the line of sight of the remote control. Connect an external IR receiver , such as the op[...]

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    14 BDS Preparing the Remote Control 4. Aim the remote towards the component you just turned on and enter a set-up code number from Step 1, above. Use the Program (Red) button for the first digit; the Bookmark (Green) button for the second digital; the Thumbnail (Y ello w) button for the third digit; and the Zoom (Blue) button for the last digit. I[...]

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    ENGLISH 15 BDS Preparing the Remote Control and Setting Up the Receiver 1. Press and hold the source button for the main device the remote will be opera ting. The button will light up, go dark and then light up a gain. Release the button. 2. Select the type of punch-through programming. a) For “punch-through” channel control, press the Channel [...]

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    16 BDS Setting Up the Receiver Press the OK button and the TV-resolution screen will appear . Initial Setup Please select the highest resolution that your TV supports. If you are unsure select ‘Auto’. Auto 1080p 1080i 720p 480p/576p Step 3/6 Next Previous OK After selecting your TV’s highest resolution, press the OK button, and the TV aspect-[...]

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    ENGLISH 17 BDS Setting Up the Receiver One T ouch Play: When this option is set to “On,” pressing the Play button on the BDS receiver when a Blu-ray Disc or DVD is inserted will automatically turn on a connected TV and switch it to the input where the BDS receiver is connected. NOTE: The TV must support HDMI CEC (Consumer Electronics Control). [...]

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    18 BDS Setting Up the Receiver Video Processing: This option allows you to set the BDS receiver’ s internal video processing. Video Mode: This setting lets you select a preset video-processing option to optimize the picture for the current program by adjusting the brightness, contrast, color and sharpness: s Standard: Neutral control settings. s [...]

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    ENGLISH 19 BDS Setting Up the Receiver 4. Remain silent while the test noise plays through the speakers. As the test noise circulates among the speakers the screen will show which speaker is being tested. EzSet/EQ automatic setup can calibrate the BDS system and configure loudspeaker parameters automatically to get the best sound performance. EzSet[...]

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    20 BDS Using the Receiver Using the Receiver NOTE: Before using your new BDS receiver , be sure to set the speaker distances, as explained in Audio Settings: Speaker Settings , on page 18. Home Menu Press the Home button to display the Home Menu screen: Home Menu DLNA Bluetooth Y ouT ube Pandora Picasa FM Radio T ype: DLNA 01 / 10 The available sou[...]

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    ENGLISH 21 BDS Using the Receiver 7. Press the Back button twice to return to the speaker setup screen (the front left and front right speakers will still be highlighted). T o adjust the volume of a different speaker , use the cursor buttons to highlight it and press the OK button. Repeat Steps 5 – 6 for that speaker . 8. When you are finished a[...]

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    22 BDS Using the Disc Player Using the Disc Player Disc Handling Precautions s T o keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its edge. Do not touch the surface. s Do not stick paper or tape on the disc. If there is glue (or a similar substance) on the disc, remove the substance completely before using the disc. s Do not expose the disc to direct sunl[...]

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    ENGLISH 23 BDS Using the Disc Player and Playing Streaming Media via Y our Home Network Display button: When playing Blu-ray Disc recordings and DVDs, pressing the Display button toggles the information bar on and off. English Dolby Digital 5.1 MPEG 1 / 1 00 : 32 : 37 1/1 DVD-VIDEO 1 / 8 T T C Playback Mode Disc T ype & Encoding Audio Mode “F[...]

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    24 BDS Streaming Media via Y our Home Network, Listening to Y our iPod/iPhone/iPad and Listening to FM Radio, Before you can access files located on other devices via DLNA, each device must first give permission to share files with the BDS receiver . T o give file sharing permission on a PC with Windo ws Media Player: 1. Open Windows Media Play[...]

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    ENGLISH 25 BDS Listening to Audio Sources, Listening to Media via AirPlay and Playing Files from USB Devices and Data Discs Listening to Audio Sources Press the Aux button on the remote control. The receiver will switch to the audio input that was selected last. Subsequent presses of the Aux button will advance through the audio inputs in the follo[...]

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    26 BDS Playing Files from USB Devices and Data Discs Viewing Photos 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 T ype:JPG Size:0.241M Resolution:720x524 Sunset Connie1 Connie2 Stadiu[...]

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    ENGLISH 27 BDS Playing Files from USB Devices and Data Discs and Using Playlists If a selected MP3 file has an album cover -art ID3 ta g, the art will be displayed on the screen. Use the remote’ s T ransport Control buttons to control music-file playback. See Remote Control Functions , on pa ge 8, for more information about the functions of the[...]

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    28 BDS T roubleshooting T roubleshooting If your BDS receiver isn’t performing the way you think it should, check to see if the problem is covered in this section before calling your Harman Kardon dealer . Problem Solution The receiver won’t power up (the On/Standby indicator is not lit): s Check that the receiver’s Power cord is properly plu[...]

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    ENGLISH 29 BDS Aux Component Remote-Control Code List Aux Component Remote-Control Code List TV/DVR Manufacturer Code Numbers A MARK 0132 0122 1088 1105 ACER 0143 1167 ADMIRAL 0192 1105 1088 1023 ADVENT 0151 AIWA 0027 1110 AKAI 0053 1042 1093 1022 1089 1020 1056 1011 1053 AKAL 0160 0123 AKURA 1020 ALBA 1040 1020 AMPRO 0164 ANAM 0122 0112 0109 0106 [...]

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    30 BDS Aux Component Remote-Control Code List TV/DVR Manufacturer Code Numbers DIGIFUSION 1184 DIGITREX 1192 DISH NETWORK 0188 2012 DIXI 1022 DORIC 1029 DUMONT 1201 1199 1096 1088 1023 DUMONT -FINLUX 1044 1012 DYNASTY 0045 DYNA TECH 0063 DYNA TRON 1022 1020 DYNEX 0014 0083 0107 0189 ELBE 1211 1105 1095 ELCIT 1032 1023 ELECTROGRAPH 0064 ELECTROHOME [...]

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    ENGLISH 31 BDS TV/DVR Aux Component Remote-Control Code List Manufacturer Code Numbers INTERVISION 1121 1115 1119 1114 1118 1113 1117 1111 1116 ISIS 1186 ITT 1100 1092 1046 1040 ITT -NOKIA 1100 1092 1058 1040 JBL 0148 JCPENNY 0145 0132 0128 0123 0115 JENSEN 0019 JET POINT 1208 JOHN LEWIS 1193 JVC 0134 1053 0087 1047 0079 1043 1092 1010 1056 KARCHER[...]

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    32 BDS Aux Component Remote-Control Code List TV/DVR Manufacturer Code Numbers NOBLEX 1204 1205 NOKIA 1100 1092 1046 1040 NORDMENDE 1094 1056 1009 1093 1053 1080 1024 1069 1019 1059 1017 OKI 1045 1049 1081 1087 1097 OLEVIA 0007 ONKING 0045 ONWA 0045 OPTOMA 0229 OPTONICA 0077 ORION 0211 0230 1038 0210 1210 0209 1209 0208 1091 0207 1040 OTTO VERSAND [...]

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    ENGLISH 33 BDS Aux Component Remote-Control Code List TV/DVR Manufacturer Code Numbers SONY 0212 0031 1103 1062 1006 0194 0028 1102 1043 1172 0136 0060 1091 1038 1173 0130 0093 1065 1016 1174 0117 1106 1064 1010 SOUND WA VE 1020 SOUNDESIGN 0128 0045 SPECTRICON 0122 SSS 0045 STERN 1198 1025 1022 SUNKAI 1210 SUPERSCAN 0195 SUPRA TECH 1139 1140 1141 1[...]

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    34 BDS Aux Component Remote-Control Code List CABLE BOX Manufacturer Code Numbers ABC 3011 3001 ALLEGRO 3111 AMERICAST 3212 AMINO 3015 4031 ARCHER 3112 BELCOR 3113 BT CABLE 4007 CABLE ST AR 3113 3033 CABLETIME 4016 4012 4011 4008 CISCO 3016 3021 4032 4033 CITIZEN 3111 CL YDE CABLE VISION 4017 COLOUR VOICE 3090 3085 COMCAST 3007 4040 3040 3054 4014 [...]

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    ENGLISH 35 BDS Aux Component Remote-Control Code List CABLE BOX Manufacturer Code Numbers TFC 3122 TIMELESS 3123 TIVO 3029 3030 4029 4030 TOCOM 3205 3170 TUDI 4027 UNITED CABLE 3011 4001 UNIVERSAL 3113 3042 3039 3034 3033 VIDEOWA Y 3211 3124 VIEWST AR 3190 3019 3089 3086 3053 3025 VISIOP ASS 4009 WESTMINSTER CABLE 4007 ZENITH 3219 3211 3125 3065 ZE[...]

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    36 BDS Aux Component Remote-Control Code List SA TELLITE TUNERS Manufacturer Code Numbers MEMOREX 5153 METZ 6090 MINERV A 6090 MITSUBISHI 5007 6090 MOTOROLA 5012 5019 MUL TIST AR 6080 NEC 6073 6046 6036 6030 NET A P562 6140 NEXTWA VE 5123 NOKIA 6067 NORSA T 5073 6046 OPTIMUS 5166 OTTO VERSAND 6090 P ACE 5187 6067 6017 5028 6064 6039 5043 6063 5082 [...]

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    ENGLISH 37 BDS Specifications BDS 577, BDS 575, BDS 277 and BDS 275 Receivers Audio Section Continuous average power , stereo model: 65 watts per channel, 20Hz – 20kHz, @ <1.0% THD, both channels driven into 6 ohms Multichannel power (BDS 575/BDS 577 only): 65 watts per channel, 20Hz – 20kHz, @ <1.0% THD, into 6 ohms Input sensitivity/imp[...]

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    HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated 8500 Balboa Boulevard, Northridge, CA 91329 USA 516.255.4545 (USA only) Made in P.R.C. © 2012 HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated. All rights reserved. Harman Kardon is a trademark of HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated, registered in the United States and/or other countries. EzSet/[...]