Harman Kardon HS280 manual

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2 2 3 HS 280/HS 2 1 0 Integrated Home - Theater S ystem Owner's Manual 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 15 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 20 20 21 21 21 23 24 24 25 27 28 31 T able of Contents Important Safet y Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V eri[...]

2 2 3 ENGLISH Import ant S afety Instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with a dr y cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings . Install in accordance with the manufacturer’ s instructions. 8. Do not install[...]

4 4 5 Introduct ion 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 . At the same time, you can choose to be notified about our new products and/or special promotions . ww w .harmankardon.com Thank you for choosing t he Harman Kardon ® H S 28 0/ HS 2 10 ! In the years si[...]

4 4 5 ENGLISH Supplied A ccess ories ( for HS 280) The following acc essor y items ar e supplied with the HS 280 system. If any of these items are missing , please contact Harman Kardon Customer Service via ww w .harmankardon.com. System r emote control • HDMI cable • Po wer cable • SCART cable • FM wire ant enna • T wo speaker wall-mount[...]

6 6 7 Receiv er Fron t- Pan el Con trols Eject Button Disc Slot Information Display V olume Control Headphone Jack USB Por t Standby Button Powe r Indicator SIDE TOP FRONT Disc Slot: Inser t a compatible disc int o the slot. The HS 280/HS 210’ s disc player will accept five-inch (12cm) and three-inch (8cm) discs. Information Display : V arious me[...]

6 6 7 VCD Playback Control Indicator Playback Mode Indicators Disc T ype Indicators Random Play Indicator T itle Indicators Chapter/T rack Number Indicators T ime Indicators Source Indicators Dolby Digital Indicator Repeat Play Indicators Progressive Sca n Indicator Video Output Indicators Angle Indicator Video Forma t Indicators ENGLISH Receiv er [...]

8 8 9 MODEL: HS 2X0SO/230 Spea ker Outp uts Coax ial Digi tal Inpu ts Opti cal Digi tal Inpu ts Subw oofer Outp ut Coax ial Digi tal Outp ut AC Po wer Inpu t Sub T rigger Outp ut Line Outp uts Line 2 Inpu ts SCAR T Conn ectio n FM Ante nna Conn ectio n Line 1 Inpu ts Ethe rnet P ort USB P ort HDMI Outp ut Comp osite Vide o Outp ut S-vi deo Outp ut [...]

8 8 9 ENGLISH Remote Control Input/Output: If the HS 280/HS 210’ s fron t-panel IR sensor is blocked, such as when it is plac ed inside of a cabinet, connect an external IR receiv er (such as the Harman Kardon HE 1000 – not included) to the Remot e Contr ol In connector . Y ou can then place the external IR r eceiver in a location wher e it can[...]

10 10 11 Syst em Po wer Butt on Radi o But ton Disc Butt on Scre en Po wer Butt on USB Butto n Acti vity Butto n TV B utton Vide o But ton Lear n But ton Disc Menu Butt on Mute Butt on Netw ork B utton Sett ings Butto n Book mark Butto n Ejec t But ton Chan nel + / – Butt ons Repe at Bu tton Rand om Bu tton V olume + / – Butt ons Opti ons B utt[...]

10 10 11 ENGLISH Use the up cursor/down cursor buttons to select from these audio options: Stereo: Standard st ereo sound. Dolby VS (Dolby Vir tual Speaker) Reference Music: Dolby Virtual Speaker mode that simulates a r ealistic 5.1-speaker surround-sound music-listening envir onment from just two ster eo speakers. Dolby VS Ref erence Movie: Dolby [...]

12 12 13 Placi ng the Le ft an d Right S atellite S peaker s Lef t Front Speaker Right Front Speaker Place the left and right satellit e speakers at the same distance from each other as fr om the listening position (the place where y ou will be when listening to the speak ers). Put them at about the same height from the floor as the listener’ s e[...]

12 12 13 ENGLISH If you ’ re not running the speaker wire thr ough the wall, insert it through the wall 5. portion of the wall-mount bracket, as sho wn in the illustration below . Pass the speak er wire through the speaker portion of the wall mount, as shown in 6. the illustration below . Bring W ire in through Here Bring Wire cut through Here If[...]

14 14 15 C onnec tions CAUTION: Before connecting anything to the HS 280/HS 210 , ensure that the HS 280/HS 210 receiver is turned Off and the receiver’ s AC cord is unplugged from the receiver and the A C outlet. Connect ing the Sate llite Spe akers Speakers and rec eivers/amplifiers hav e corresponding ( + ) and ( – ) connection terminals. Y [...]

14 14 15 PL0004-0100 1 + – + – AC INPUT 100-240v~ FRONT R SPEAKER OUTPUTS SERIAL NO. COA XIAL 1 IN OPTICAL 1 IN OPTICAL 2 IN SUB TRIGGER SUBWOOFER COA XIAL OU T L INE OUT LINE 1 IN LINE 2 IN TV SCART ANTENNA FM S- VIDEO CO MPOSITE IN OUT REM OT E CO NTRO L HDMI OUT ET HERNET R R R L L L COA XIAL 2 IN + + – – FRONT L 50 / 60Hz 300W CLASS 1 L[...]

16 16 17 Connect ing the FM Antenna Connect the supplied antenna to the F M Antenna Connection, as shown in the illustration. F ully extend the antenna wire and mov e it to different positions until you get the best reception of y our favorite sta tions. FM Antenna (supplied) T o improve the quality of r eception further , you can instead use an in[...]

16 16 17 ENGLISH Coaxial 1/Coaxial 2 In and Optical 1/Optic al 2 In: If you ha ve an audio-only digital source componen t (such as a CD changer or video game), you can connect it to one of these inputs, as shown in the illustra tion under Connecting Audio Sour ces , on page 16. When using the Optical 1 and Optical 2 digital connections, gently push[...]

18 18 19 = Lea rn ing -C ap abl e T e aching Co des to the Rem ote Contr ol Place the 1. HS 280/HS 210 remote head t o head with the remote from which you want it t o learn codes. Put them about 1 inch (2.5cm) apart, with their IR transmitter windows facing each other . Press and hold either the TV or V ideo button on the 2. HS 280/HS 210 remote . [...]

18 18 19 ENGLISH Use the up cursor/down cursor buttons to na vigate through the menu list . When • an item is highlighted , its icon will turn bright and its name will become lar ger . T o select a highlighted item, press the Ent er button. The screen will change • depending on your selection. T o display choices for the current scr een (if ava[...]

20 20 21 Video audio input: Set this function to the input to which you hav e connec ted the audio output of the video component that y ou’ve pr ogrammed the remote to contr ol. (NOTE: If y ou’v e connected the video component using the SCART cable, set this function to SCART .) When you pr ess the remote ’ s V ideo button, video will become [...]

20 20 21 ENGLISH Screen Saver: Activates the HS 280/HS 210’ s scr een saver to prev ent image burn-in on a video display . If you connect the HS 280/HS 210 to a plasma display or CRT -based TV or video projector , we recommend that y ou activate the screen sa ver . Show Angle Icon: Determines if the Angle icon will appear on the screen when the c[...]

22 22 23 Supported disc formats The HS 280/HS 210 can play the follo wing disc formats in 5" (12 cm) and 3" (8 cm) size: DVD , DVD-R, DVD-RW , DVD+R, DVD+RW , CD , CD-R, CD-RW , VCD , S-VCD , MP3, and WMA (v7-v8). It can also play discs with JPEG picture files. NOTE: Some discs may include fea tures that ar e not compatible with the HS 28[...]

22 22 23 ENGLISH Angle: Lets you select between the differ ent camera angles that are a vailable on • the disc. NOTE: Options ar e disc-dependent. Some options may not be available on all discs . Cursor controls: Use them to na vigate through it ems on the on-screen menus. Enter button: Pr ess it to select items highlighted on the on-screen menus[...]

24 24 25 Radio Station Options T o show options for a highlighted station while the HS 280/HS 210 displa ys the radio- station list, pr ess the right cursor button. Highlight the option you wan t, then press the En ter button. Search Up: Searches for the next receivable sta tion above the highlighted sta tion. Search Down: Searches for the next rec[...]

24 24 25 ENGLISH Select the device you want, and then na vigate through the folders on the devic e to the media you want t o view or hear . T o play an item, highlight and select the item from the list . Viewing Pictures Selecting a JPEG file displays the image on the TV . (A P ause indicator ( 1 ) appears near the screen ’ s upper-right corner).[...]

26 26 27 Click in the Share My Media box, then click on the 3. HS 280/HS 210 icon and select Allow , then selec t OK. The device ’ s media should now be available to the HS 280/HS 210 . NOTE: T o enable media sharing with other types of computers, operating systems or UPnP media software, check the instructions for the computer , operating syst e[...]

26 26 27 ENGLISH If there are other MP3s in the folder with the one tha t you've selected , the HS 280/ HS 210 will play each one, in or der as they appear on the OSD screen. T o skip to the next or previous MP3 file, pr ess the • J or I button. T o pause play , press the B / 1 button. T o resume play , press the B / 1 button again. T o exit[...]

28 28 29 D VD Language C ode Lis t The av ailability of specific languages for a DVD’ s main audio track or subtitles is dependent on the choices made by the disc’ s producer . Y ou should always consult the disc’ s jacket for information on languages for an y disc. Y ou may be requir ed to enter a code fr om the list below to access a partic[...]

28 28 29 ENGLISH Spec ificat ions HS 28 0 /HS 2 1 0 R eceiver Audio Section Continuous a verage pow er , stereo mode (FT C ): 65 watts per channel , 120Hz – 20kHz, @ <0.3% THD , both channels driven int o 6 ohms Input sensitivity/impedance (line inputs): 240mV/47k ohms Frequency response @ 1W (±3dB): 120Hz – 20kHz T ransient intermodulation[...]

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