Harman Kardon HS 100 Owner'S Manual Download Page 2

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

3

Introduction

4

Safety Information

4

Unpacking

5

Terminology

6

Front Panel Controls

7

Front Panel Display

8

Rear Panel Connections

9

Remote Control

11

Basic Information

11

About This Manual

11

Regional Coding

System Connection
12

Installation and Connections

12

Audio Connections

12

Video Connections

12

Optional Audio Connections

13

Speaker Placement

13

First Turn On

13

Connecting AC Power

Playback Basics
14

Basic Playback

14

Disc Playback Features

14

Skipping tracks or titles/chapters

14

Fast Motion Playback/Fast Search

14

Freeze Frame and Frame Advance 
(with DVD only)

14

Slow Motion Playback (with DVD only)

14

Surround Mode

System Setup
15

System Defaults

15

Setup Menu

15

System Settings

15

Display Language

15

Preferred Subtitle Language

15

Panel Time-Ou

15

Status Bar Time-Out

15

Parental Control

15

Disc Settings Memory

15

PBC Support

15

Screen Saver

15

Show Angle Icon

15

Audio Settings

15

Preferred Audio Language

15

Dynamic Range

16

Audio Adjustment

16

Delay Unit

16

Tone Control

16

Bass Level

16

Treble Level

16

DVD Sound Mode

16

Audio Adjustment

16

Delay

16

Output Level Adjustment

16

Video Settings

16

Aspect Ratio

16

TV Standard

16

Scan Type

16

Video Output

16

Scart Output

16

Video Adjustment

Test Screen
17

Test Screen

17

TV Picture Adjustment with Test Screen

Player Menu
18

Using the Status Bar Menu

18

Player Menu

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

1

–  (number in a square) indicates a specific front-panel control

–  (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

18

Information Displays

18

Programmed Play

Radio Menu
19

Rearranging the station list

19

Selecting presets

19

Removing presets

19

RDS Station ID

19

Surround Mode for Tuner

TV Menu, AUX Menu, Digital In Menu
20

TV Menu

20

AUX Menu

20

Digital Menu

20

Surround Mode Chart

DVD Languages Codes
21

Languages Codes

Troubleshooting
22

Troubleshooting

Glossary
24

Glossary

Specifications
25

Specifications

Declaration of Conformity

We, Harman Consumer Group International

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 International

06/05

The appearance of the text or cursor for your receiver’s on-screen menus may vary slightly from the
illustrations in this manual. Whether the text appears in all uppercase or upper- and lowercase
characters, performance and operation remain the same.

Summary of Contents for HS 100

Page 1: ...Power for the Digital Revolution HS 100 Home Cinema System OWNER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...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...

Page 3: ...pable of playing back both Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks but the number and types of tracks available will vary from disc to disc To make certain that a specific feature or soundtrack option is av...

Page 4: ...pment Avoid moist or humid locations Do not obstruct the ventilation slots on the top of the unit or place objects directly over them Cleaning When the unit gets dirty wipe it with a clean soft dry cl...

Page 5: ...ore DVD no consumer medium could store transmit or display video with full resolution To conserve bandwidth analog compression interlacing is employed first the odd numbered lines of a frame are displ...

Page 6: ...utton is pressed again Resume will also work if the unit was turned off To stop a disc and have play start from the beginning press the button twice 6 Skip Previous Press this button to move backward...

Page 7: ...in the indicator will show the running time of a DVD in play When a CD is playing these indicators will show the current track time time remaining in the current track or the total remaining time on t...

Page 8: ...Do not connect the RF digital output of an LD player to these jacks Optical Digital Input Connect the optical digital output from a DVD player HDTV receiver LD player MD player satellite receiver or...

Page 9: ...Title Angle Audio Enter Open Close OSD Arrows Mute Menu Pause Status Skip Step Previous Skip Step Next Play Search Slow Reverse STOP Search Slow Forward Display Pic Pic Zoom Playlist Random A B Repeat...

Page 10: ...icated by a number of arrows on the right top of your screen After pressing the PAUSE button each press of this button will change the slow down speed indicated by a number of arrows in the right top...

Page 11: ...r sources such as hot air ducts or leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight as there can be a considerable rise in temperature inside the car After playing store the disc in its case Do not write o...

Page 12: ...f your TV and the HS controller to achieve this when using the supplied SCART cable you don t need to connect any additional wires the SCART cable transports audio and video signals in both directions...

Page 13: ...the sides of the room Speakers may be placed on a rear wall behind the listening position As with the side speakers the center of the rear surrounds should face you The speakers should be no more than...

Page 14: ...AUSE 3C when a DVD is playing to freeze the picture 2 Each time you press one of the STEP FWD or REV EF buttons the picture advances one frame in the selected direction 3 Press PLAY 3G to resume norma...

Page 15: ...and Video handling of your HS 100 To access the SET UP Menu press the OSD button 8 and move the cursor to the right until SET UP is highlighted Press ENTER 6 to activate the SYSTEM Settings System Set...

Page 16: ...e a special effect or to continue action from the front of the room to the rear When the output levels are properly set it is normal for surround speakers to operate only occasionally Artificially inc...

Page 17: ...g light in the TV room 2 If the brightness of the white bar does not increase while turning up the contrast or when the borders of the white letters on top bloom overlight into the black areas drastic...

Page 18: ...e PLAY button on the remote control will highlight the track being played Information Displays In DVD and MP3 mode activating the DISC INFO DVD or ID3 INFO MP3 Submenu will show information about the...

Page 19: ...station that is for instance from preset 3 to preset 4 even if the cursor is highlighting preset 11 Pressing the Play button will always return the cursor to the current station played no matter were...

Page 20: ...elects the Surround Mode you would like to use when listening to your additional analog audio source Level adjustment This setting gives you the possibility to increase or decrease the input level of...

Page 21: ...ungarian 7285 Icelandic 7383 Indonesian 7378 Interlingua 7365 Interlingue 7369 Iunpiak 7375 Irish 7165 Italian 7384 Japanese 7465 Javanese 7487 Kannada 7578 Kashmiri 7583 Kazakh 7575 Kinyarwanda 8287...

Page 22: ...y mode or fast forward or fast reverse Press N to return to normal play mode Check the speaker settings see page 16 The left and right channels are unbalanced or reversed Check that the speakers and c...

Page 23: ...not recorded on the DVD Changing the language for the sound is prohibited on the DVD The subtitle language cannot be changed when you play a DVD Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the DVD Chan...

Page 24: ...annels are recorded discretely and processed digitally Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems Inc US Pat No 5 451 942 and other worldwide patents issued and pending DTS and DTS Digita...

Page 25: ...n 380 W Idle power consumption Less than 2 W Dimensions WxHxD 440mm x 68mm x 380mm Weight 8 5 kg Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice Depth measurement includes knobs button...

Page 26: ...odbury New York 11797 516 422 HKHK 4545 Fax 516 682 3523 USA only www harmankardon com Harman Consumer Group International 2 route de Tours 72500 Ch teau du Loir France 2005 Harman Kardon Incorporated...

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