User manual HARMAN KARDON HS 300

[. . . ] HS 300 Home Cinema System OWNER'S MANUAL 300 ENGLISH Table of Contents Page 3 Introduction 4 Safety Information 4 Unpacking 5 Terminology 6 Features 7 Front Panel Controls 8 Front Panel Display 9 Rear Panel Connections 11 Remote Control 13 Basic Information 13 About This Manual 13 Regional Coding System Connection 14 Installation and Connections 14 Audio Connections 14 Video Connections 15 Optional Audio Connections 15 Speaker Placement 16 Connecting AC Power 16 First Turn On Playback Basics 16 Basic Playback 16 Disc Playback Features 16 Skipping tracks or titles/chapters 16 Fast Motion Playback/Fast Search 16 Freeze Frame and Frame Advance (with DVD only) 17 Slow Motion Playback (with DVD only) 17 About DivX Movie Files 17 Surround Mode Radio Menu 23 Rearranging the station list 23 Selecting presets 23 Removing presets 23 Auto Preset function 24 RDS Station ID 24 Surround Mode for Tuner TV Menu, AUX Menu, Digital In Menu 24 TV Menu 24 AUX Menu 24 Digital Menu 25 Surround Mode Chart USB Menu 25 USB Menu Remote Control 26 Learning Codes from a Remote 26 Erasing Learned Codes 26 Macro Programming DVD Languages Codes 27 Languages Codes Troubleshooting 28 Troubleshooting Glossary 30 Glossary Specifications 31 Specifications Declaration of Conformity We, Harman Consumer Group, Inc. 2, route de Tours 72500 Château-du-Loir, FRANCE declare in own responsibility, that the product described in this owner's manual is in compliance with technical standards: EN 55013:2001 + A1:2003 EN 55020:2002 + A1:2003 EN 61000-3-2:2000 EN 61000-3-3:1995 + A1:2001 EN 60065:2002 Jurjen Amsterdam Harman Consumer Group, Inc. 03/07 System Setup 18 System Defaults 18 Setup Menu 18 System Settings 18 Display Language 18 Preferred Subtitle Language 18 Panel Time-Out 19 Status Bar Time-Out 19 Parental Control 19 Disc Recognition 19 PBC Support 19 Screen Saver 19 Show Angle Icon 19 Audio Settings 19 Preferred Audio Language 19 Dynamic Range 19 Delay Unit 19 Tone Control 19 Bass Level 19 Treble Level 19 DVD Sound Mode 19 Audio Adjustment 19 Delay 19 Output Level Adjustment 20 Video Settings 20 Aspect Ratio 20 TV Standard 20 Scan Type 20 Video Output 20 Scart Output 20 Video Mode 20 Video Resolution 20 Video Adjustment Test Screen 21 Test Screen 21 TV Picture Adjustment with Test Screen Player Menu 22 Using the Status Bar Menu 22 Player Menu 22 Information Displays 22 Programmed Play 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Typographical Conventions In order to help you use this manual with the remote control, front-panel controls and rear-panel connections, certain conventions have been used. EXAMPLE ­ (bold type) indicates a specific remote control or front-panel button, or rear-panel connection jack EXAMPLE ­ (OCR type) indicates a message that is visible on the front-panel information display 0 ­ (number in a square) indicates a specific front-panel control 0 ­ (number in a circle) indicates a rear-panel connection 0 ­ (number in an oval) indicates a button or indicator on the remote A ­ (letter in a square) indicates an indicator on the front panel display The appearance of the text or cursor for your receiver's on-screen menus may vary slightly from the illustrations in this manual. [. . . ] Follow the explanations in the Upper Menu Line on the bottom of your screen to change the settings. Display Language: Sets the language in which the OSD menus are shown on your screen. (A) Main Menu Line (B) Submenus (C) Current Settings (D) Upper Menu Line with Brief Explanation (E) Lower Menu Line with Possible Options Set Up Menu The first step in checking or changing the system defaults is to access the Setup Menu. First, make certain that the HS Controller is properly connected to a video display, and that power is connected. For this process, however, you do not need to load a disc into the unit. During STOP, PAUSE or PLAY mode, if you press OSD on the remote, the Main Menu appears on the screen. This Main Menu and all menus in the following section may look different, listing the settings with different languages, depending on the settings made previously. With the factory default setting all languages are set to "English", that´s why with all menus the English version is shown in the manual. Preferred Subtitle Language: Defines your preferred subtitle language. Every time a disc contains this subtitle language, it will be shown automatically. If you do not find your preferred language in the list of options, you can select your preferred language by selecting OTHER, and than typing a 4-digit code found in the code list on page 27. Panel Time-Out: Sets the time-out interval for the Front Panel Information Display. Status Bar Time-Out: Sets the time-out interval for the Status Bar, after which the Status Bar will disappear from the screen. Parental Control: Defines a password used to control viewing of restricted programs. After pressing the default password, either the parental control setting can be chosen, or a new password. The five standard US rating symbols are "G" (General, level 1), "PG" (Parental Guidance, level 3), "PG13" (Parental Guidance and 13 years old, level 4), "R" (Restricted, level 6) and "NC 17" 18 SYSTEM SETUP System Setup (from 17 years old, level 7). The DVD will accommodate a total of eight rating steps, as set by the DVD creators. These additional steps allow for more critical control of program playback for all audiences. Level 1: DVDs for children can be played; DVDs for adults/general audiences are prohibited. 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 like to play the disc from the beginning or would like to resume from where you last stopped the disc. Screen Saver: Activates a Screen Saver to prevent image "burn" in a video display device. If you connect the HS Controller to a plasma screen or video projector, we recommend you activate the screen saver at all times. Show Angle Icon: Determines whether the Angle Icon will appear on the screen when there are different angles available on a DVD disc. Dynamic Range: This setting allows you to take advantage of the programming present on some Dolby Digital recordings to reduce the volume of louder passages while maintaining intelligibility of quieter passages. [. . . ] The rear channels are stereo and there is a discrete subwoofer channel in this format. Good channel separation is realized, because all channels are recorded discretely and processed digitally. "DTS" and "DTS Digital Surround" are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. MPEG AUDIO International standard coding system to compress audio digital signals authorized by ISO/IEC. [. . . ]