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BDS

Integrated home theater system

Owner’s Manual

ENGLISH

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Summary of Contents for BDS

Page 1: ...BDS Integrated home theater system Owner s Manual ENGLISH ...

Page 2: ...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 PREPARING THE REMOTE CONTROL 18 SETTING UP THE RECEIVER 19 USING THE RECEIVER 23 USING THE DISC PLAYER 24 LISTENING TO YOUR IPOD IPHONE 26 USING THE RADIO 26 LISTENING TO AUDIO SOURCES 27 PLAYING FILES FROM USB DEVICES AND...

Page 3: ... proper operation and to avoid the potential for safety hazards place the unit t on a firm and level surface When placing the unit on a shelf be certain that the shelf and any mounting hardware can support the weight of the product Provide proper space both above and below the unit for ventilation If this product will t be installed in a cabinet or other enclosed area make certain that there is su...

Page 4: ...er wall mount brackets four with BDS 800 system two with BDS 400 system Metal stop plates and screws for satellite speaker wall mount brackets four with BDS 800 system two with BDS 400 system Center speaker wall mount bracket BDS 800 system only Center speaker wall mount bracket BDS 700 system only Two 5 meter 16 4 foot speaker cables red and white color bands Two 5 meter 16 4 foot speaker cables ...

Page 5: ... on by the Standby button or the remote control s Power button the LED turns white Headphone Jack Insert the 3 5mm stereo mini connector from a set of headphones into this jack NOTE When a plug is inserted into the Headphone jack the BDS receiver s speaker outputs automatically mute the HDMI audio output remains active Volume Control Rotate the disc clockwise to raise the volume rotate countercloc...

Page 6: ... signal may be a Dolby Digital bitstream a DTS bitstream or a standard PCM digital audio bitstream NOTE Use only one type of digital connection for each source component Coaxial Digital Input Connect the coaxial digital output of an audio only source component here The signal may be a Dolby Digital bitstream a DTS bitstream or a standard PCM digital audio bitstream NOTE Use only one type of digita...

Page 7: ...nnector NOTE This connector is NOT used with the BDS receiver If you connect the subwoofer to a different component that has a voltage trigger output connection connect the ExternalTrigger Input to the trigger output of the other compatible component Whenever the subwoofer detects a trigger signal between 3V and 30V AC or DC the subwoofer s amplifier will turn on The subwoofer s amplifier will tur...

Page 8: ...e to use any pre programmed and or learned functions See Listening to Audio Sources on page 27 for details NOTE Pressing this button when the BDS receiver is in the Standby mode will switch it on Settings Button Pressing this button displays the BDS receiver s Settings menu See Settings Menus on page 20 for details Repeat Button When the BDS is playing a Blu ray Disc recording or DVD pressing this...

Page 9: ...is button to reverse through a disc track For Blu ray Disc recordings and DVDs each press cycles through 2x 4x 8x 16x and 32x reverse speed Pressing the button while a Blu ray Disc recording or DVD is paused will reverse through the chapter in slow motion Each press cycles through 1 2 1 4 1 8 and 1 16 normal speed Search Slow Forward Button Press this button to fast forward through the current dis...

Page 10: ...n in your room However the best bass reproduction is likely to be heard if you place the subwoofer in a corner along the same wall as the front left and right speakers You can experiment with subwoofer placement by temporarily placing the subwoofer in the listening position and playing music with strong bass content Move around to various locations in the room while the system is playing and liste...

Page 11: ...ruction and materials Note that the soundbar weighs 8 1 lb 3 67kg Be sure to use hardware that can support this weight After making all of the connections described in the 4 Connections section on page 14 attach the soundbar to the brackets by sliding the slots in its rubber bumpers onto the brackets vertical tabs Slide Slots in Rubber Bumpers ontoTabs on Brackets Placing the Subwoofer Follow the ...

Page 12: ...Evenly to Both Sides of Base Lift Base Straight off Speaker CAUTION Before making speaker connections be sure that the BDS receiver is turned OFF and preferably its AC cord is unplugged from the AC outlet Connect the speaker wire to the speaker terminals as shown in the illustration 8 A Push Down on Cap to Open Hole B Insert BareWire into Open Hole C Release Cap to SecureWire Colored Band to RedTe...

Page 13: ...t are rated to support at least 25 lb 11 3kg and are appropriate for the construction and materials of your wall The customer is responsible for the proper selection and use of mounting hardware available through hardware stores to wall mount the speakers properly and safely Bring the speaker cable through the wall bracket attachment plate and mount the 3 attachment plate on the wall in the desire...

Page 14: ...penings 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 Speakers and receivers amplifiers have corresponding and connection terminals Your system s satellite speakers use red to denote the terminal ...

Page 15: ...ble Green Bands Center Connecting the Satellite and Center Speakers BDS 600 system L C R Red Band BDS Receiver SB 10 Soundbar White Band Green Band White Band Green Band Red Band Connecting the Speaker Terminals BDS 800 and BDS 400 systems 1 2 3 1 2 3 Colored Band to RedTerminal Connecting the Speaker Terminals BDS 700 and BDS 300 systems 1 2 3 Colored Band to RedTerminal Connecting the Speaker Te...

Page 16: ... Connect the supplied antenna to the Radio Antenna connection as shown in the illustration below Fully extend the antenna wire and move it to different positions until you get the best reception of your favorite stations Connecting a TV or Video Display Use the supplied HDMI cable to connect the BDS receiver s HDMI output to yourTV video display s HDMI input The BDS receiver is HDMI version 1 3a T...

Page 17: ...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 Network Modem Cat 5 5E To Internet Connecting the AC Power The BDS receiver comes with a detachable AC power cord This type of cord makes it easier for you to ...

Page 18: ... three seconds The button will turn a red go dark and turn red again Then release the button For a conventional USTV enter 0999 for a conventional EUTV enter 1999 for b an HDTV enter 2999 for a US cable box enter 3999 for an EU cable box enter 4999 for a US satellite tuner enter 5999 for an EU satellite tuner enter 6999 Aim the remote control toward the component and press the remote s Cursor Up c...

Page 19: ...vious resolution If the screen remains blank please wait 15 seconds without pressing anything and the system will automatically return to the previous resolution OK Previous Auto 480p 576p 720p 1080i 1080p After selecting yourTV s highest resolution press the OK button and theWizard s aspect ratio screen will appear NOTE If you re unsure of yourTV s highest resolution select Auto and BDS will auto...

Page 20: ...nguage is not available on the particular disc being played use the disc s menu to set the language from those available on the disc Playback The Playback option allows you to set the following disc playback features Show Angle Icon t This option lets you select whether or not the angle icon will automatically be displayed when a disc with multiple camera angles is played Auto Play t This option l...

Page 21: ... Vivid For video games t Cinema For movies and many television broadcasts t Custom This option lets you adjust the picture settings manually The Brightness t Saturation color saturation Hue Contrast Sharpness and CTI settings appear as sliders The default setting for each adjustment is 0 Use the Cursor Left Right buttons to change each setting s value Audio Settings Select to adjust Bass Treble To...

Page 22: ...ce and press the OK button The 2 Distance adjustment bars will appear L 0 0 dB 10 ft R 0 0 dB 8 ft Tone Controls Audio Out to TV Speaker Settings SW1 L Ls Rs R C Audio Settings L R 10 8 Measure the distance from the listening position to each of your system s speakers 3 including the subwoofer Write down the distances Use the left and right arrow buttons to adjust the L bar until it shows the dist...

Page 23: ...on screen will appear L 0 0 dB 3 ft R 0 0 dB 3 ft Tone Controls Audio Out to TV Speaker Settings SW1 L Ls Rs R Center Audio Settings Level Distance Make sure that Level is highlighted and press the OK button TheVolume adjustment 5 bars will appear L 0 0 dB 10 ft R 0 0 dB 8 ft Tone Controls Audio Out to TV Speaker Settings SW1 L Ls Rs R C Audio Settings L R 10 8 Select the speaker you want to adjus...

Page 24: ...ion accepts a standard 3 5mm stereo headphone plug When you insert the headphone plug into the connector the receiver s speaker outputs will mute the HDMI audio output will not mute When headphones are connected to the receiver s Headphone connector pressing the remote s Surround button cycles between these two modes HARMAN Headphone which virtualizes a multichannel surround soundtrack down to t t...

Page 25: ...he player is in the A B repeat mode takes the player out of that mode NOTE This feature is disc dependent Not all Blu ray Disc recordings support A B repeat Find Pressing the Find button during disc playback activates the search function allowing you to jump to a specific location on the disc You can find a location by title chapter or time See Top Menu Button below for more information NOTE Not a...

Page 26: ...od menus Exit Button Pressing this button while playing content displays the iPod menu Pressing this button while a menu is displayed exits that menu and displays the previous screen Previous Step Button Press this button once to skip to the beginning of the current track Press the button twice to skip to the beginning of the previous track Next Step Button Press this button to skip to the beginni...

Page 27: ...esses of the Aux button will advance through the audio inputs in the following order Coaxial Digital Optical Digital 1 Optical Digital 2 Analog L R 1 and Analog L R 2 The Aux Input Now Playing screen will appear on theTV In addition to playing the Aux source through the system pressing the Aux button places the remote in the Aux control mode If you programmed the remote to control auxiliary compon...

Page 28: ...wing options File Select a file to view t Play Mode View files in their normal order in random order until you press the Stop t button or in shuffle order the screen displays each image in the folder one time in random order then returns to the directory Slide Show Select fast to display each image for five seconds middle to display each t image for 15 seconds or slow to display each image for 30 ...

Page 29: ... Search Down Slow and Search Up Slow buttons to control music file playback See Remote Control Functions on page 8 for more information about the functions of these buttons When the BDS is playing video files from a USB device or CD data disc the Repeat and Options functions are slightly different from playing Blu ray Disc recordings and DVDs Repeat Button Pressing this button cycles through the f...

Page 30: ...re is a ground loop t between the subwoofer and the receiver Plugging the subwoofer s Power cord into the same AC outlet that the receiver is plugged into should eliminate the ground loop The disc does not play Check that the disc is inserted correctly label side up t Check that the disc is the correct type BD Video single layer or double layer DVD Video t DVD R RW DVD R RW CDDA CD digital audio C...

Page 31: ... 0045 CROSLEY 1023 1088 CROWN 0132 0045 CURTIS MATHES 0128 0123 0132 DAEWOO 0132 0128 0127 0119 0116 0114 0111 0108 0106 0105 0102 0087 1022 DANSAI 1022 TV DVR Manufacturer Code Numbers DAYTRON 0132 0128 DECCA 1091 1032 DECCA UK 1038 DEGRAAF 1015 DISH NETWORK 2012 DIXI 1022 DUMONT 1201 1199 1096 1088 1023 DUMONT FINLUX 1044 1012 DYNATECH 0063 DYNATRON 1022 1020 DYNEX 0014 ELECTROHOME 0132 0115 EME...

Page 32: ...045 RCA 0163 0161 0145 0133 0128 0123 0115 0021 2001 2012 REALISTIC 0196 0167 0045 RUNCO 0153 0152 0044 0046 SAMPO 0128 0123 0059 SAMSUNG 0145 0132 0128 0124 0022 0020 2003 SANYO 0054 0026 SCOTT 0132 0128 0045 SEARS 0145 0132 0128 SHARP 0132 0128 0077 SIEMENS 0084 SIGNATURE 0069 SONY 0212 0194 0136 0130 0117 0031 0028 SOUNDESIGN 0128 0045 SYLVANIA 0148 0145 0128 0123 0025 SYMPHONIC 0184 TV DVR Man...

Page 33: ...E 3039 3035 NSC 3190 3035 OAK 3220 3197 Cable Tuners Manufacturer Code Numbers PACE 3179 PANASONIC 3214 3189 3177 3176 3053 PANTHER 3114 PHILIPS 3090 3085 3020 3019 3013 4023 PIONEER 3216 3215 3209 3171 3119 3041 3001 4002 RADIO SHACK 3213 3112 3111 RCA 3214 3053 RECOTON 3116 REGAL 3208 3101 3100 3099 3056 REMBRANT 3032 SAGEM 4028 SAMSUNG 3003 3186 3072 4002 4003 4024 SATBOX 4004 SCIENTIFIC ATLANT...

Page 34: ...29 5024 GENERAL INSTRUMENT 5074 5068 5054 5003 5065 5023 2011 5003 GOODMANS 6011 GRUNDIG 6015 6038 6053 6067 6090 HITACHI 5055 5004 6006 6011 HOUSTONTRACKER 5063 HUGHES 5089 5037 5005 5006 Satellite Tuners Manufacturer Code Numbers HUMAX 6007 ITT 6067 ITT NOKIA 6067 JANIEL 5066 JERROLD 5084 5068 5054 KATHREIN 6001 6033 6080 6090 KOSMOS 6080 KYOTO GMI ATLANTA 6043 LEGEND 5053 LEMON 6074 LOEWE 6075 ...

Page 35: ...EMENS 6038 6090 SKY 6006 SKY MASTER 6033 SKYLAB 6021 SONY 5005 5062 Satellite Tuners Manufacturer Code Numbers STAR CHOICE DBS 5059 STARCAST 5047 SUPER GUIDE 5023 5027 TECHNISAT 6047 TEECOM 5009 5093 5091 5090 5033 5030 TELECOM 6041 TELEFUNKEN 6083 THORN FERGUSON 6023 6045 6048 6052 6053 6063 TOPPFIELD 6011 TOSHIBA 5070 5062 5061 5060 5026 5002 UNIDEN 5080 5079 5066 5003 5089 5083 5054 5051 5050 5...

Page 36: ... layer or double layer DVD Video DVD R RW DVD R RW CDDA CD digital audio CD R RW discs Region code BD DVD A 1 USA B 2 EU Audio formats Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus DolbyTrueHD DTS Digital DTS HD High Resolution Audio DTS HD Master Audio PCM WMA DRM free version only WMA9 CBR 192kbps VBR 355kbps MP3 32kbps 320kbps bitrates including variable bitrate encoding Still image format JPEG Video signal...

Page 37: ...Connector type Push spring terminal Push spring terminal Push spring terminal Enclosure type Sealed Sealed Sealed Dimensions H xW x D 243mm x 100mm x 92mm 9 9 16 x 3 15 16 x 3 5 8 102mm x 241mm x 92mm 4 x 9 1 2 x 3 5 8 167mm x 100mm x 92mm 6 5 8 x 3 15 16 x 3 5 8 Weight 1 0kg 2 2 lb 1 0kg 2 2 lb 0 6kg 1 3 lb SB 10 Soundbar BDS 600 system Low frequency transducer Left Right Center 3 76mm paper cone...

Page 38: ...ocess and learn more about DivXVOD Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories Manufactured under license under U S Patent s 5 451 942 5 956 674 5 974 380 5 978 762 6 487 535 other U S and worldwide patents issued pending DTS and the Symbol are registered trademarks and DTS HD DTS Digital Surround and the DTS logos are trademarks of DTS Inc Product...

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