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Thank you for choosing a Harman Kardon product! This quick‐start guide contains all the information you need to connect and set up your new BDS Blu‐ray Disc system. To conserve our national resources, your BDS system does not include a printed owner’s manual. An owner’s manual containing complete information about operating all of your new system’s features is available on our website. Go to www.harmankardon.com and download the BDS Blu‐ray Disc System Owner’s Manual. Connections Connect the Speakers CAUTION: Before making any connections to the BDS system, ensure that the system’s AC cord is unplugged from the system and the AC outlet. Making speaker connections with the system plugged in and turned on could damage your speakers. Your BDS system has color coded speaker terminals: BDS 280 white left channel (+) red right channel (+) black (‐) on both channels BDS 580 white front left (+) red front right (+) blue surround left (+) gray surround right (+) ...
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BDS green center (+) black (‐) on both channels Most speakers use red to denote the (+) terminal and black for the (‐) terminal. Be sure to connect each speaker identically: (+) on the speaker to (+) on BDS and (‐) on the speaker to (‐) on BDS. Miswiring one or more speakers results in thin sound, weak bass, and a poor stereo image. Connect the subwoofer Connect the FM radio antenna ...
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BDS Connect a TV or video display NOTE: If your TV supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) and you access digital channels from your TV’s built‐in tuner or you have other sources already connected directly to your TV, you can feed their sound to the BDS system via the HDMI Monitor Out connector’s Audio Return Channel, and they will not require additional connections to the system. Connect to your wired home network Note: if you have a wireless home network, skip this step for now. You will use the BDS settings menus to connect to it once you’ve completed wired connections. ...
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BDS Connecting a component video source device [Insert new diagram showing to connect component sources to the TV and then use ARC] Connecting an optical digital audio source device Connecting a coaxial digital audio source device ...
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BDS Connecting an analog audio source device Connecting to AC power BDS System Rear Panel ...
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BDS Setting up the BDS Install the batteries in the remote control Turn on the system Set the system’s main power switch to the “ON” position. BDS System Rear Panel To set up your BDS system, you will use the remote control to navigate through the on‐screen menus and to make selections from them. ...
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BDS • Use the cursor up/down buttons to navigate through the menu list. When an item is highlighted, a white border will appear around it. • To select a highlighted item, press the OK button. The screen will change depending on your selection. • To return to the previous screen, press the Back button. ...
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BDS Initial Setup When you turn your BDS system on for the first time, the on‐screen menu will display the Initial Setup screens. The first screen allows you to set the language you want BDS menus to use. Highlight your choice and press the OK button, then the Initial Setup introduction screen will appear. Press the OK button, and the Initial Setup TV resolution screen will appear. Highlight your choice and press the OK button. Next, the Initial Setup aspect‐ratio screen will appear. 16:9 Full is the best choice for most displays. Highlight your choice and press the OK button. Next, the Initial Setup speaker package screen will appear. ...
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BDS This setting enables processing in the BDS system that will maximize your system’s audio performance. If you are using a Harman Kardon speaker package with your BDS system, select it’s model number from the list. If you’re not using a Harman Kardon speaker package, select “Other.” Configuring BDS for your speaker system Before you use your BDS, you need to configure it to work with your particular speaker system. Harman Kardon’s EzSet/EQ system uses the supplied EzSet/EQ microphone to perform this important step automatically. Before beginning, be sure you have correctly connected your speakers to the BDS system. IMPORTANT: Press the remote control “Disc” button before performing the EzSet/EQ procedure. The EzSet/EQ procedure is only available when the Disc input is selected. 1. Plug the supplied EzSet/EQ microphone into the BDS’s front panel headphone connector. Microphone input 2. Place the microphone at ear height in your main listening position. 3. Press the remote control’s Home button. The system’s Home Menu screen will appear on the TV. 4. Use the cursor and OK buttons to highlight and select Settings. The General Settings menu will appear. ...
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BDS 5. Use the down cursor button to select Sound and press OK. Next, use the down cursor to select EzSet/EQ and press OK. 6. 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. 7. When the testing process is complete, the “Testing…” message on the screen will change to “All tests done!” 8. Press the Back button to exit the EzSet/EQ test procedure. NOTE: If the test fails, the “Testing…” message on the screen will change to “EzSet/EQ failed. Make sure all speakers are connected and the room is quietly then try again.” Press the Back button, make sure all speakers are correctly connected and perform the test again from step 5. Make sure the room remains silent during the test. Blue tooth auto pair BDS 580 and BDS 280 provide a NFC feature for Bluetooth auto‐pairing purpose. Bring NFC cell phone and touch BDS NFC logo, the cell phone will connect with BDS by Bluetooth and implement streaming music. Using the BDS Press the remote control Home button to display the Home Menu screen: ...
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BDS The available sources are shown in a grid. If a disc has been inserted into the system’s built‐in disc slot, it will be available in the top left. If you have inserted a USB device into the system’s USB port, it’s content can be accessed by the Music, Photo, and Video sources on the top row. NOTE: Digital and analog audio sources connected to the receiver’s rear‐panel optical digital, coaxial digital, and analog inputs will not appear on the list but can be selected using the Aux input source. To select a source from the grid, use the cursor up/down/left/right buttons to highlight the desired source, then press the OK button. NOTE: There are two pages of available sources. To access more sources, press the cursor down button while highlighting any of the bottom row source icons. Some sources are also directly accessible by the Source Selector section of the remote control. For complete information about using all of your BDS system’s features, download the BDS 280/BDS580 Blu‐ray Disc System Owner’s Manual from www.harmankardon.com. Product Specification Bluetooth Frequency range: 2402MHz ~ 2480MHz Transmitter power: <20dBm (EIRP) Modulation: GFSK, π /4-DQPSK, 8-DPSK Number of Channel: 79 Function: Streaming audio play ...
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Frequency Range: 13.56MHz Function: auto-pair for Bluetooth connection, purely passive receiver, no any transmitting. Power Working voltage: 100-240V~50/60Hz Power consumption: 90 Watts (BDS 280); 120Watts (BDS 580) Standby consumption: 0.5 Watt Operating temperature: +41°F – +95°F (+5°C – +35°C) ...
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS For All Products: occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does CAUTION cause harmful interference to radio or television recep- tion, which can be determined by turning the equipment RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN. off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: 1.
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CONSIGNES DE SÉCURITÉ IMPORTANTES Tous les produits : invitons l’utilisateur à tenter de corriger le problème en prenant MISE EN GARDE l’une ou plusieurs des mesures suivantes : • Réorienter ou déplacer l’antenne de réception; RISQUE D’ÉLECTROCUTION NE PAS OUVRIR. •...