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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

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

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

–  (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

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

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 char-
acters, performance and operation remain the same.

Summary of Contents for HS 500

Page 1: ...ENGLISH HS 500 Home Cinema System OWNER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...rder 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 fro...

Page 3: ...but this may nevertheless be the first DVD player you ve owned Although many of the features of the DVD resemble those of standard CD players there are a number of functions that you may be unfamilia...

Page 4: ...n a carpeted surface Avoid installation in extremely hot or cold locations or an area that is exposed to direct sunlight or heating equipment Avoid moist or humid locations Do not obstruct the ventila...

Page 5: ...lution To conserve bandwidth analog compression interlacing is employed first the odd numbered lines of a frame are displayed followed by the even numbered lines The result is that only half of the vi...

Page 6: ...in the format of certain discs it is possible that some discs may include a mix of features that are not compatible with the DVD Similarly although the DVD is capable of a wide range of features not...

Page 7: ...emporarily connect a USB thumb device or portable hard disk for direct playback of audio image of video files or a USB hub The USB inputs are designed to power a single USB device at a time If additio...

Page 8: ...is playing these indicators will show the current track time time remaining in the current track or the total remaining time on the disc NOTE The Indicators NOE will also display text messages about...

Page 9: ...lled by a switch make certain that it is in the ON position 5 FM Antenna Connect to the supplied FM antenna 6 Audio In Connect to a line level analog audio source TV tape player Minidisc PC etc 7 Subw...

Page 10: ...rigger output to the trigger input of the Harman Kardon subwoofer so that the subwoofer will switch on and off at the same time as the rest of the system G USB On The Go Input This input may be used t...

Page 11: ...tton Skip Step Next Button Play Button Search Slow Reverse Button STOP Button Search Slow Forward Button Macro Buttons Pic Pic Button Zoom Button Playlist Button Random Button A B Repeat Button Volume...

Page 12: ...orward through a disc while it is in play mode Each time you press this button the search speed changes as indicated by a number of arrows on the right top of your screen After pressing the PAUSE butt...

Page 13: ...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 on...

Page 14: ...ng the TV and optional components NOTE To be able to listen to the sound of a live TV show through the loudspeakers of your HS system you need a connection between the audio output of your TV and the...

Page 15: ...ter speaker either directly above or below your TV or in the center behind a perforated front projection screen Once the center channel speaker is installed position the left front and right front spe...

Page 16: ...tting of the video input used on your TV most SCART inputs on TVs can be configured in the TV s menu If this doesn t work connect your TV with different cables to the HS Controller e g via Composite y...

Page 17: ...ing DivX movie discs please note the following multi session DVD containing Windows Media Audio files may not be supported open session discs are not supported the DVD player does not support PC data...

Page 18: ...ting on the Lower Menu Line Once the setting is highlighted pressing ENTER will show an M and N icon next to the current setting to indicate that the setting can be changed by pressing the left or rig...

Page 19: ...es the Bass and Treble settings Once either the Bass or Treble Settings are changed the Tone Control automatically switches to ON Bass Level Sets the level of low frequencies Treble Level Sets the lev...

Page 20: ...lets the HS System analyze the signals from the DVD and adjust the output accordingly Movie Choose this option for optimal play back of material that was shot on film even though you are viewing it o...

Page 21: ...pictures of natural faces flowers fruit and vegetables and other well known natural articles of our life most usefull for an optimal setting of the color intensity 2 If your TV has a Tint option with...

Page 22: ...ded will show up on the right top of the screen when scrolling though the contents list In the PLAYER Menu the chapter track or picture currently playing will be marked with an arrow symbol in front o...

Page 23: ...3 and in the Upper Menu Line to store all your radio stations in the tuner s memory Rearranging the station list Once all the stations have been stored in the memory you can rearrange the station lis...

Page 24: ...bility to increase or decrease the input level of the analog input so that its sound will have the same level as the radio the DVD player or the other audio inputs DIGITAL IN MENU In addition to all a...

Page 25: ...en the HS 500 is in play mode pressing the PLAY button on the remote control will highlight the track being played If you have a USB device that contains both music files MP3 WMA and JPEG images you c...

Page 26: ...the individual button for which the code is to be erased The Program Indicator will blink green two times and then return to amber 6 To erase other buttons within the same device press them as noted i...

Page 27: ...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 28: ...ker settings see page 19 The left and right channels are unbalanced or reversed Check that the speakers and components are connected correctly and securely Severe hum or noise is heard Check that the...

Page 29: ...ited on the DVD In that case the audio language must be selected by the main menu on the DVD The subtitle language cannot be changed when you play a DVD Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the...

Page 30: ...all channels 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...

Page 31: ...5 Ohms C PAL 0 3 Vp p 75 Ohms NTSC 0 286 Vp p 75 Ohms Audio line Outputs Audio L R 2 Vrms 1 kilohms General Power requirements AC 230 V 50 Hz Max power consumption 500 W Idle power consumption Less th...

Page 32: ...ve Woodbury New York 11797 516 422 HKHK 4545 Fax 516 682 3523 USA only www harmankardon com Harman Consumer Group Inc 2 route de Tours 72500 Ch teau du Loir France 2007 Harman Kardon Incorporated Part...

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