Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HS 150 Harman-Kardon
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ENGLISH HS 150 Home Cinema System OWNER’S MANU AL 0124CSK - HK HS 150 ENGv3_PRESS.qxp:32432_HS200_Eng 24/02/09 09:12 Side 1.
2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Pa g e 3 Introduction 4 Safety Information 4 Unpacking 5 T erminology 6 F eatures 7 F ront P anel Controls 8 F ront P anel Display 9 Rear P anel Connections 11 Remote Control 13 B.
INTRODUCTION 3 ENGLISH Introduction Thank you for choosing Harman Kardon! With the purchase of a Harman Kardon HS 150 you are about to begin many years of listening enjoyment.
4 INTRODUCTION / SAFETY INFORMA TION Introduction / Safety Information T his system was designed to provide you with many years of reliable operation with a minimum of care and main te nance . Every component in your system was in perfect working con di tion when it left our fac to ry .
TERMINOLOGY 5 ENGLISH T erminology Since they share some of the characteristics and technology of CD players , many of the terms and operational concepts used in a DVD player are similar to what you may be familiar with from CD players and changers , or older video disc formats such as Laser Disc.
6 FEA TURES F eatures High quality video • High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) for a single wire , digital connection to your HD-Ready screen.
FRONT P ANEL CONTROLS 7 ENGLISH Front P anel Controls Main Information Display 1 P ower On/Off (Standby) 2 Eject 3 USB On-T he-Go Input 4 Headphone Jack 5 V olume Control 6 Slot Loader Main Information Display: This display delivers messages and status indications to help you operate the HS 150 Controller .
8 FRONT P ANEL DISPLA Y Front P anel Display A Disc T ype Indicators B Playback-Mode Indicators C Progressive Scan Indicator D P arental Lock Indicator E T ime Indicators F Video F ormat Indicators G .
REAR P ANEL CONNECTIONS 9 ENGLISH Rear P anel Connections 0 Composite Video Output 1 S-Video Output 2 Component Video Outputs 3 Scart TV Output 4 AC P ower Cord 5 FM Antenna 6 Audio In 7 Subwoofer Out.
10 REAR P ANEL CONNECTIONS Rear P anel Connections D TV Audio Input: If your screen is connected to the HS by an HDMI, Component, S-Video or Composite cable , connect the analog output of your TV to this input. If you have your TV connected to the HS with a Scart cable , an audio connection to the TV Input is not necessary .
REMO TE CONTROL 11 ENGLISH 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q Remote Control P ower On/Source Selection Button P ower Off But.
12 REMO TE CONTROL Remote Control 0 P ower On/Source Selector Buttons: Pressing one of these buttons will perform three actions at the same time . First, if the HS System is not turned on, this will power up the unit. Next, it will select the source shown on the but- ton as the input to the HS System.
BASIC INFORMA TION 13 ENGLISH About This Manual • T he types of functions and operations that can be used for a particular disc vary depending on the features of that disc. In some cases , these functions and operations may differ from the descriptions given in this manual.
14 INST ALLATION AND CONNECTIONS Installation and Connections After unpacking the unit, and placing it on a solid surface capable of supporting its weight, you will need to mak e the connections to your audio and video equipment.
INST ALLATION AND CONNECTIONS 15 ENGLISH Connecting VCR and Sat Decoder (method 5 and 6) Diagrams 5 and 6 show possible con nec tion methods for common system configurations . T hese are intended as guidelines only . Due to dif- ferences in equipment specifi ca tions , the method of connection of your equipment may be different to that shown.
16 INST ALLATION AND CONNECTIONS Installation and Connections Connecting the A C P ower Notes • T he P ower Requirement is: AC 230V , 50 Hz. • Connecting to power other than the one listed above may damage the system or cause abnormal operation.
INST ALLATION AND CONNECTIONS 17 ENGLISH Installation and Connections Slow Motion Playback (with DVD only) 1. When a DVD disc is in pause or freeze frame mode , you may move slowly forward or back- ward through the progr am being played at one of four speeds by pressing the SEARCH Buttons HJ on the remote .
18 SY STEM SETUP System Setup System Defaults T he final step of the installation is to establish the system’ s defaults. It is helpful to take a few minutes to famili arize yourself with these settings , as they may require change before the first use and later from time to time .
SY STEM SETUP 19 ENGLISH System Setup Levels 7 to 2: DVDs for general audiences/ children can be played. Level 1: DVDs for children can be played; DVDs for adults/general audiences are prohibited. F ollow the explanations on the screen to set a new password.
20 SY STEM SETUP Video Settings T he Video Setting Submenu contains the follow- ing settings . F ollow the explanations in the Upper Menu Line on the bottom of your screen to change the settings . Aspect Ratio: This step selects the TV aspect ratio , conventional screen shape (4:3) or widescreen (16:9), according to your TV .
TEST SCREEN 21 ENGLISH T est Scr een T est Screen When you activate the T est Screen via the OSD you can activate a still image to test all settings and the video performance of your TV .
22 PLA YER/RADIO MENU Player/Radio Menu Using the Status Bar Menu T he on-screen Status Bar contains many playback features . To see the Status Banner Menu, press ST ATUS D on the remote control while a disc is playing. Use the ARROW 9 buttons on the remote to move through the different features in the Status Bar .
PLA YER/RADIO MENU 23 ENGLISH If you have a disc that contains both MP3 files and JPEG images , you can choose to run these simultaneously , mixing the MP3 audio with your own images .
24 TV MENU , A UX MENU , DIGIT AL IN MENU TV Menu, A UX Menu, Digital in Menu TV MENU As a Scart audio/video cable contains both audio and video inputs and outputs in one cable , the Scart connector between the DVD Receiver and the TV can also be used to lead the audio output signals of your TV to the DVD Receiver .
USB MENU 25 ENGLISH USB Menu USB MENU T he HS systems are among the first to allow direct playback of compatible files from portable USB devices . T wo USB On-The-Go inputs are available , one on the right side of the product and one on the rear panel.
26 LEARNING CODES FROM A REMO TE Learning Codes from a Remote Learning Codes from a Remote T he HS 150 remote is able to “learn” codes from other remote controls that might be part of your system setup , lik e the one from your TV . To learn or transfer codes from an IR remote to the HS’ s remote , follow these steps: 1.
DVD LANGU AGE CODES 27 ENGLISH D VD Language Codes T he availability of specific languages for the main audio tr ack or subtitles is dependent on the choices made by a disc’ s producer . Y ou should always consult the disc’ s jacket for information on languages for any disc.
28 TROUBLESHOO TING T r oubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the system, use this troubleshooting guide to help you remedy the problem. Should any problem persist, consult your authorized Harman Kardon dealer .
TROUBLESHOO TING 29 ENGLISH T r oubleshooting T rack Skip or dir ect select with numeric buttons , Search, Slow-motion play , r epeat play or Program play , etc ., cannot be done . • Depending on the DVD or VCD, some of the above operations may not be av ailable (Playback control).
30 GLOSSAR Y Glossary Bit rate V alue indicating the amount of video data com- pressed in a DVD per second. The unit is Mbps (megabit per second). 1 Mbps indicates that the data per second is 1,000,000 bits . The higher the bit rate , the larger the amount of data.
HS 150 CONTROLLER SPECIFICA TIONS 31 ENGLISH HS 150 Controller Specifications DVD player Pickup: Semiconductor laser , w avelength 650nm Signal system: NTSC / P AL Video signal horizontal resolution: More than 480 lines (DVD) Video signal-to-noise r atio: More than 60 dB (DVD) Audio frequency response: DVD (PCM): 20 Hz ~ 22 kHz (+/- 1.
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