User manual HARMAN KARDON HS 100

[. . . ] ® Power for the Digital Revolution. ® HS 100 INTEGRATED HOME THEATER SYSTEM OWNER'S MANUAL PLAYER JPEG RADIOVCD AUX DVD DIGITAL IN MP3 CD DVD-AUDIO 5. 1ch GROUP TITLE TRACK CHAP PROG RAND HOUR REP PBC 1 ALL A-B MIN P. SCAN TEST SEC WMA TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Introduction 4 Safety Information 4 Unpacking 5 Front-Panel Controls 6 Front-Panel Display 7 Rear-Panel Connections 8 Remote Control Installation and Connections 10 Installation and Connections 10 Speaker Placement 10 Main Speaker Connections 11 Subwoofer Placement and Connection 11 Audio Equipment Connections 11 Video Equipment Connections 11 System Connections 11 Connecting the AC Power System Setup 12 System Setup 12 System Defaults 12 Setup Menu 12 System Settings 12 Display Language 12 Preferred Subtitle Language 12 Panel Time-Out 12 Status Bar Time-Out 12 Parental Control 13 Disc Recognition 13 PBC Support 13 Screen Saver 13 Audio Setup Menu 13 Preferred Audio Language 13 Dynamic Range 13 Delay Unit 13 Tone Control 13 Bass Level 13 Treble Level 13 DVD Sound Mode 14 Audio Adjustment 14 Delay 14 Output Level Adjustment 14 Video Setting 14 Aspect Ratio 14 Scan Type 15 Video Mode 15 Video Adjustments Menu 15 Test Screen 15 TV Picture Adjustment with Test Screen 15 Brightness Adjustment 15 Contrast Adjustment 16 Color and Tint Adjustment Terminology and DVD Basics 17 Terminology 17 DVD Basics Playback Basics for All Formats 18 Loading Discs 18 Playback Features for DVD and CD Discs Basic Operation 19 Basic Operation 19 Surround Modes Playing DVDs and CDs 20 Using the On-Screen Status Display 20 Terminology 20 Selecting a Title 20 Selecting a Group 20 Selecting a Chapter 20 Selecting a Track 20 Changing the Time Display 21 Selecting or Changing Subtitles 21 Selecting an Angle 21 Repeat Play 21 Information Display DVD Playback 22 Using a DVD's Menu 22 Important Notes on DVD Playback 22 Zoom Feature 22 Playback Resume Feature MP3, WMA* and JPEG Playback 23 MP3, WMA and JPEG Playback 23 Slide Shows VCD Playback 24 VCD Playback 24 Playback Control Using the Player Menu 25 Using the Player Menu 25 Disc Info Menu 25 Programmed Playback 26 Notes on Programmed Playback Tuner Operation 27 Tuner Operation 27 Entering Presets 27 Selecting Presets 28 RDS Information 28 Surround Mode TV Menu, AUX Menu, Digital In Menu 29 TV Menu 29 Audio 29 Level Adjustment 29 AUX Menu 29 Audio 29 Level Adjustment 29 Digital In Menu 29 Digital Input 30 Audio 30 Level Adjustment 30 Surround Modes DVD Language Codes 31 Language Codes Troubleshooting 32 Troubleshooting Specifications 33 Specifications 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 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 å ­ (letter in a circle) indicates a section of an on-screen display Please register your HS 100 by visiting our Web site at www. harmankardon. com. At the same time, you may choose to be notified about our new products and special promotions. Note that you will need the serial number shown on the rear panel of your HS 100 to complete the registration process. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing Harman Kardon®! [. . . ] Aspect Ratio: This is a description of the width of a video image in relation to its height. A conventional video screen is four units wide for every three units of height, that's why the ratio is called "4:3". Newer wide aspect ratio video displays are 16 units wide for every nine units of height, making them more like the screen in a movie theater. The program material on a DVD may be recorded in either format and, in addition, you may configure the DVD to play back in either format, depending on the features recorded on a disc. There can be as many chapters within a title as the producers decide to include. Most discs include only one title, but some may have more than one, to give you a "Double Feature" presentation. Chapters are the subsections programmed into a single title on a disc. Progressive scan: DVD offers progressive scan video outputs for use with compatible high-resolution televisions and projectors. Before 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 displayed, followed by the even-numbered lines. The result is that only half of the video image is drawn at one time; the viewer's brain must reassemble the complete image. This is acceptable, if the monitor is not too large and if there is not too much motion in the image. Large displays and fast-moving images reveal the limitations of this system. Thanks to DVD's immense data capacity, images may now be stored intact (progressively), so that all the lines in each frame (odd and even) are shown at the same time. But because older analog video displays cannot handle a progressive signal, all current DVD players generate an interlaced output for compatibility. The HS 100 features true progressive scan video output for use with compatible TVs and projectors and with all "digital-ready" and high-definition display devices via the component video output. The result is 40% greater light output than a conventional TV and a stunningly detailed high definition image, along with an almost complete absence of visible scanlines and motion artifacts. Of course, traditional Y/Pr/Pb component video, S-video and composite video outputs are also available for use with conventional televisions and projectors. Multiple Angle: DVDs have the capability to show up to four different views of the same scene in a program. When a disc is encoded with multiple-angle information, pressing the Angle button will enable you to switch between these different views. Note that at present, few discs take advantage of this capability and, when they do, the multiple-angle technology may only be present for short periods of time within the disc. Producers will usually insert some sort of icon or graphic in the picture to alert you to the availability of multiple viewing angles. [. . . ] · Depending on the DVD disc, the output signal may at times be mono or stereo even if the soundtrack is recorded in Dolby Digital format. · Depending on the disc, sound may sometimes come from the center speaker only. This also applies to mono recordings (from disc or any analog source), when Pro Logic mode is selected. · Remove any obstacles between the remote control and the system. [. . . ]