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BDS
Integrated home theater system
Owner’s Manual
ENGLISH
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BDS Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 3 VERIFY LINE VOLTAGE BEFORE USING 3 UNPACKING 3 INSTALLATION LOCATION 3 CLEANING 3 MOVING THE RECEIVER 3 SYSTEM COMPONENTS 4 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES 4 RECEIVER FRONTPANEL CONTROLS 5 RECEIVER REARPANEL CONNECTIONS 6 SUBWOOFER CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS 7 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 8 PLACING THE SPEAKERS BDS 800, BDS 700, BDS 400 AND BDS 300 SYSTEMS 10 PLACING THE SPEAKERS BDS 600 SYSTEM 11 MOUNTING OPTIONS FOR SATELLITE AND CENTER SPEAKERS 11 CONNECTIONS 14 PR
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Verify Line Voltage Before Using, Unpacking, Installation Location, BDS Cleaning, Moving the Receiver and Introduction Due to the heat generated by the receiver and other components in your system, there is Introduction the remote possibility that the rubber padding on the bottom of the unit’s feet may leave marks on certain wood or wood-veneer materials. Use caution when placing the unit Please register your product on our Web site at www.harmankardon.com. on soft woods or other materials
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BDS System Components and Supplied Accessories BDS 700, BDS 300 Systems System Components Your BDS system includes the following components: System remote control HDMI™ cable BDS 800 System Satellite speaker wall-mount brackets and hardware (four with BDS 700 1 x BDS 5 5.1-channel Blu-ray Disc receiver system, two with BDS 300 system) 4 x SAT-TS60 satellite speakers 1 x SAT-TS60 center speaker FM wire antenna 1 x HKTS200SUB powered subwoofer BDS 700 System 1 x BDS 5 5.1-channel Blu-ray Disc r
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BDS Receiver Front-Panel Controls Receiver Front-Panel Controls Disc Slot Information Display Eject Button (on top panel) Standby Button (on top panel) Headphone Jack USB Port Volume Control Disc Slot: Insert a compatible disc into the slot. The BDS receiver’s disc player will accept Headphone Jack: Insert the 3.5mm stereo mini connector from a set of headphones into 5-inch (12cm) and 3-inch (8cm) discs. this jack. NOTE: When a plug is inserted into the Headphone jack, the BDS receiver’s speake
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BDS Receiver Rear-Panel Connections Receiver Rear-Panel Connections Main Power Switch Speaker Connectors (BDS 5 Shown) BD-Live Connector HDMI Output FM Antenna Connector AC Power Connector Cooling Fan Air Exhaust Optical Digital Analog Audio The Bridge IIIP Connector Inputs Inputs Subwoofer Output Coaxial Digital Input NOTE: See the Connections section, on page 14, for detailed information about making Optical Digital Inputs: Connect the optical digital output of an audio-only source connection
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BDS Subwoofer Controls and Connections Subwoofer Controls and Connections Phase Switch Bass-Boost Switch Power-On Mode Switch Subwoofer Level Control External Trigger Input Connector Line-Level In LFE Connector Line-Level In L/R Connector Power Switch Power Cord PL0004-01001 Phase Switch: This switch determines whether the subwoofer driver’s piston-like action External Trigger Input Connector: NOTE: This connector is NOT used with the moves in and out in phase with the satellite speakers. If th
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BDS Remote Control Functions Eject Button: Press this button to eject a disc from the BDS receiver’s built-in disc player. Remote Control Functions Before pressing this button, make sure no objects are blocking the disc slot opening. Power Button Power Button: Pressing this button toggles the BDS receiver between the On and Standby TV Power Button modes. TV Power Button: After you program the remote control, pressing this button turns the Eject Button TV’s power on and off. See Programming
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BDS Remote Control Functions Find Button: Pressing this button during disc playback activates the search function, Search/Slow Forward Button: Press this button to fast-forward through the current disc allowing you to jump to a specific location on the disc. You can find a location by title, chapter track. For Blu-ray Disc recordings and DVDs, each press cycles through 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x and 32x or time. NOTE: This feature is disc-dependent. Some discs do not allow finding locations by normal spe
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Subwoofer BDS Placing the Speakers (BDS 800, BDS 700, BDS 400 and BDS 300 Systems) Placing the Subwoofer Placing the Speakers (BDS 800, BDS 700, BDS 400 and Front Left Front Right BDS 300 Systems) Speaker Speaker Subwoofer Placing the Front Left and Front Right Speakers Front Left Front Right Speaker Speaker Since our ears do not hear directional sound at the low frequencies where the subwoofer operates, it will perform well from just about any location in your room. However, the best bass re
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Placing the Speakers (BDS 600 System) and BDS Mounting Options for Satellite and Center Speakers Placing the Subwoofer Placing the Speakers (BDS 600 System) Follow the subwoofer placement directions in Placing the Speakers (BDS 800, BDS 700, BDS Placing the Front Left and Front Right Speakers 400 and BDS 300 Systems), on page 10. If your TV is placed on a table, you can place the soundbar on the table directly in front of the TV, centered with the TV screen. Attach the supplied rubber feet t
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BDS Mounting Options for Satellite and Center Speakers 4. Attach the wall portion of the wall-mount bracket onto the wall using hardware that is CAUTION: Before making speaker connections, be sure that the BDS receiver is appropriate for the wall’s construction and materials. We recommend first anchoring the turned OFF and, preferably, its AC cord is unplugged from the AC outlet. bracket using its keyhole, then attaching it with another anchor through its top opening, 8. Connect the speaker wi
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BDS Mounting Options for Satellite and Center Speakers of your wall. The customer is responsible for the proper selection and use of Wall-Mounting the BDS 800 Center Speaker mounting hardware, available through hardware stores, to wall-mount the 1. Decide on the location for the speaker (see Placing the Speakers (BDS 800, BDS 700, BDS speakers properly and safely. 400 and BDS 300 Systems), on page 10). 3. Bring the speaker cable through the wall-bracket attachment plate, and mount the 2. At
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Mounting Options for Satellite and Center Speakers, BDS and Connections You can pivot the wall-mounted speaker from side to side; however, attempting to tilt it up Connections or down will damage the bracket and possibly the wall, which would not be covered by your CAUTION: Before making any connections to the BDS receiver, ensure that the warranty. receiver’s AC cord is unplugged from the receiver and the AC outlet. Making speaker connections with the receiver plugged in and turned on cou
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BDS Connections Connecting the Satellite and Center Speakers (BDS 700 and BDS 300 Connecting the Speaker Terminals (BDS 800 and BDS 400 systems) systems) 1. 2. 3. Center Front Right Front Left + + + – – – 3. 2. 1. – – + + Front Left Cable Center Cable Front Right Cable (White Bands) (Red Bands) (Green Bands) Colored Band to Red Terminal Connecting the Speaker Terminals (BDS 700 and BDS 300 systems) BDS Receiver (BDS 5 shown) 1. 2. 3. Surround Right* Surround Left* – + – + Colored Band
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BDS Connections Connecting the Subwoofer (all systems) Connecting a TV or Video Display Use the supplied mono RCA audio cable (purple connectors) to connect the subwoofer’s Line- Use the supplied HDMI cable to connect the BDS receiver’s HDMI output to your TV/video Level LFE In connector to the BDS receiver’s Subwoofer output. display’s HDMI input. The BDS receiver is HDMI version 1.3a. BDS Receiver (BDS 2 shown) To Subwoofer Output TV Subwoofer Mono RCA Cable (included) To Line Level LFE In
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BDS Connections Connecting Audio Sources Connecting to a Local Area Network (LAN) Use a CAT. 5/RJ45 network cable (not supplied) to connect the BDS receiver’s BD-Live connector directly to a network router, a network switch, a network modem or an Ethernet network wall jack that has Internet access. NOTE: The BDS receiver can not access content on other networked devices. The Network connection enables only the receiver’s BD-Live features. See BD-Live Interactivity, on page 26, for details.
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PROGRAM AUX DISPLAY EXIT 3 3 6 6 9 3 6 9 9 3 6 9 VOLUME FIND OPTIONS iPOD BOOKMARK A - B BDS Preparing the Remote Control 6. If you run out of codes, you can search through all of the codes in the remote’s library for Preparing the Remote Control that product type. Installing the Batteries a) Press and hold the Aux button for three seconds. The button will turn red, go dark Your BDS system remote control uses 3 AAA batteries (supplied). Insert the batteries as and turn red again. Then release
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Preparing the Remote Control BDS and Setting Up the Receiver remote is programmed to operate your TV in the Aux control mode, you can also have the TV’s Setup Wizard Page: 2/5 channel +/– functions “punch through” and operate even when the remote is in the Disc, Radio or iPod control modes. 1. Press and hold the button for the main device the remote will be operating. The button Please select which language you English would like the BDS menus to appear. will light up, go dark and then light
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BDS Setting Up the Receiver Restore Defaults: This option restores the receiver to its factory-default setting values. Settings Menus Note: This procedure deletes all preset FM stations and restores the parental-control Pressing the remote’s Settings button displays the receiver’s settings menus, which allow you password back to the factory default of 0000. to configure the receiver’s various functions. Use the remote’s Cursor Left/Right buttons to change from one menu to another, use the C
