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Receiver Rear-Panel Connections
BDS
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Receiver Rear-Panel Connections
note: see the Connections section, on page 14, for detailed information about
making connections.
AC Power Connector: after you have made and verified all other connections, plug
AC Power Connector: after you have made and verified all other connections, plug
the supplied ac power cord into this input and into an unswitched ac outlet.
Main Power Switch: this mechanical switch turns the BDs receiver’s power supply
Main Power Switch: this mechanical switch turns the BDs receiver’s power supply
on or off. after you have made and verified all connections (see the connections
section, on page 14), set this switch in the on position. During normal use you will
usually leave this switch set to on; it cannot be turned on or off using the remote
control. to conserve energy when you’re not going to be using the receiver for an
extended period of time, set this switch to off.
Speaker Connectors: Use the speaker wires supplied with the speakers to connect
Speaker Connectors: Use the speaker wires supplied with the speakers to connect
the satellite and center speakers to the proper terminals.
• the BDs 5 receiver (shown) has connections for five speakers: front left, front
right, surround left, surround right and center.
• the BDs 2 receiver (not shown) has connections for two speakers: front left
and front right.
see Connections, on page 14, for more information.
Subwoofer Output: Use the supplied mono rca audio cable (with the purple
Subwoofer Output: Use the supplied mono rca audio cable (with the purple
connectors) to connect this jack to the subwoofer’s Line-Level in Lfe jack.
see Connecting the Subwoofer, on page 16, for more details about making
connections.
BD-Live Connector: to be able to use the BD-Live feature, connect this port to your
BD-Live Connector: to be able to use the BD-Live feature, connect this port to your
local area network (Lan) using a cat. 5/cat. 5e/rJ-45 network cable. see BD-Live
Interactivity, on page 25, for details.
Optical Digital Inputs: connect the optical 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 digital connection for each source component.
Coaxial Digital Input: connect the coaxial digital output of an audio-only source
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 digital connection for each source component.
HDMI Output (HDMI ver. 1.3a): connect the BDs receiver’s HDMi output to your
note: Use only one type of digital connection for each source component.
HDMI Output (HDMI ver. 1.3a): connect the BDs receiver’s HDMi output to your
tV’s HDMi input. since the HDMi cable transmits both video and audio to the tV, we
recommend that you set the receiver’s HDMi audio output to off in the receiver’s
audio menu to take full advantage of your BDs system’s superior audio performance.
see Audio Settings, on page 21, for more information.
iMportant: your BDs receiver is in compliance with HDcp (High-Definition copy
iMportant: your BDs receiver is in compliance with HDcp (High-Definition copy
protection). your tV must also be HDcp-compliant to be used with the BDs receiver’s
HDMi output. for best results, we do not recommend HDMi connections in excess of
ten feet (about 3 meters) without a repeater. if your tV has a DVi input, you may use
an optional HDMi-to-DVi cable or adapter for the video connection to the tV. (the
DVi connection is video-only.)
Analog Audio Inputs 1 and 2: Use these inputs to connect to an audio-only source
Analog Audio Inputs 1 and 2: Use these inputs to connect to an audio-only source
component (such as a tape deck). Do not connect a turntable to these jacks without
a phono preamp.
The Bridge IIIP Connector: connect the Bridge iiip ipod/iphone dock (available
The Bridge IIIP Connector: connect the Bridge iiip ipod/iphone dock (available
separately) to this terminal.
FM Antenna Connector: connect the supplied fM antenna to this terminal.
FM Antenna Connector: connect the supplied fM antenna to this terminal.
Main power switch
speaker connectors (BDs 5 shown)
ac power connector
BD-Live connector
HDMi output
fM antenna connector
cooling fan air exhaust
optical
Digital
inputs
analog
audio
inputs
the Bridge iiip
connector
subwoofer
output
coaxial
Digital input
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Remote Control Functions
BDS
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Remote Control Functions
DISC
AUX
iPOD
RADIO
SETTINGS
DISPLAY
A - B
REPEAT
2
EJECT
POWER
TV
1
3
5
4
6
8
0
7
9
CLEAR
HOME
FIND
OPTIONS
SURROUND
OK
TOP MENU
POP-UP
EXIT
+
+
–
–
VOLUME
CHANNEL
MUTE
THUMBNAIL
ZOOM
BOOKMARK
PROGRAM
tV power Button
ipod Button
aux Button
Display Button
numeric Buttons
a-B Button
find Button
options Button
cursor controls
pop-Up Menu
Button
search/slow
forward Button
channel Up/
Down Buttons
next/step Button
play Button
pause Button
Zoom (Blue)
Button
thumbnail
thumbnail
(yellow) Button
power Button
radio Button
Disc Button
settings Button
eject Button
repeat Button
clear Button
Home Button
surround Button
ok Button
exit Button
top Menu Button
search/slow
reverse Button
Volume Up/Down
Buttons
previous/step
Button
stop Button
Mute Button
program (red)
Button
Bookmark
(green) Button
Eject Button: press this button to eject a disc from the BDs receiver’s built-in disc
player. Before pressing this button, make sure no objects are blocking the disc slot
opening.
Power Button: pressing this button toggles the BDs receiver between the on and
Power Button: pressing this button toggles the BDs receiver between the on and
standby modes.
TV Power Button: after you program the remote control, pressing this button turns
TV Power Button: after you program the remote control, pressing this button turns
the tV’s power on and off. see Programming the Remote, on page 18.
Disc Button: pressing this button selects the BDs receiver’s built-in disc player as
Disc Button: pressing this button selects the BDs receiver’s built-in disc player as
the system’s active audio and video source and plays a disc that has been inserted
into the player. pressing this button also puts the remote control into the disc player
control mode. see Using the Disc Player, on page 23, for details. note: pressing this
button when the BDs receiver is in the standby mode will switch it on.
Radio Button: pressing this button selects the BDs receiver’s built-in fM radio as
Radio Button: pressing this button selects the BDs receiver’s built-in fM radio as
the system’s active audio source. pressing this button also puts the remote control
into the control mode for the radio. see Using the Radio, on page 26, for details.
note: pressing this button when the BDs receiver is in the standby mode will
switch it on.
iPod Button: pressing this button selects an ipod inserted in a connected
iPod Button: pressing this button selects an ipod inserted in a connected
the Bridge iiip dock (available separately) as the system’s active audio source.
pressing this button also puts the remote control into the control mode for the ipod.
see Listening to Your iPod/iPhone, on page 25, for details. note: pressing this
button when the BDs receiver is in the standby mode will switch it on.
Aux Button: pressing this button selects the receiver’s active rear-panel audio input
Aux Button: pressing this button selects the receiver’s active rear-panel audio input
as the system’s active audio source. repeatedly pressing the button cycles through
all of the rear-panel audio inputs. see Listening to Audio Sources, on page 26, for
details.
pressing this button also places the remote into the auxiliary-component control
pressing this button also places the remote into the auxiliary-component control
mode, enabling the remote to use any pre-programmed and/or learned functions.
see Listening to Audio Sources, on page 26, 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.
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
Repeat Button: when the BDs is playing a Blu-ray Disc recording or DVD, pressing
this button cycles through the following repeat modes: chapter, title, all, off. when
the BDs is playing a cD or listening to media stored on an ipod or UsB device, this
button cycles through the following repeat modes: track, all, off.
A-B Button: pressing this button activates the a-B repeat mode. the first press sets
A-B Button: pressing this button activates the a-B repeat mode. the first press sets
the “a” repeat point; the second press sets the “B” repeat point and begins repeating
the section of the program between the two points. pressing the a-B button while
the a-B repeat mode is active cancels the a-B repeat mode. this feature works both
for the built-in disc player and for content from a UsB device. note: this feature is
disc-dependent. some discs do not allow a-B repeat.
Display Button: when playing Blu-ray Disc and DVD recordings, pressing this
Display Button: when playing Blu-ray Disc and DVD recordings, pressing this
button activates a bar display containing information about the currently-playing
disc or program. the button does not function when the BDs is playing material from
an ipod, a UsB device, an auxiliary source or the radio.
Numeric Buttons: Use these buttons to enter numbers for various items.
Clear Button: this button clears an incorrect entry made using the numeric
Numeric Buttons: Use these buttons to enter numbers for various items.
Clear Button: this button clears an incorrect entry made using the numeric
buttons.
Find Button: pressing this button during disc playback activates the search function,
Find Button: pressing this 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. note: this feature is disc-dependent. some discs do not allow
finding locations by title.
Home Button: pressing this button returns the on-screen display to the Home
Home Button: pressing this button returns the on-screen display to the Home
screen from whatever screen is active when the button is pressed.
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Remote Control Functions
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Surround Button: pressing this button cycles through all of the surround-sound
modes that are available for the active program. each press of the surround button
will change to the next mode in line. a pop-up display will appear, showing the
modes as you cycle through them. note: not all surround modes will be available
for all programs. see Surround-Sound Modes, on page 23, for more information.
Options Button: pressing this button displays any available options for the item
Options Button: pressing this button displays any available options for the item
that is active at the time the button is pressed. when listening to an aux source,
pressing the options button lets you adjust the audio delay to eliminate “lip sync”
errors between the sound and picture when watching video programs with sound
playing through one of the receiver’s rear-panel audio inputs. see Listening to Audio
Sources, on page 26, for details.
Cursor Controls: Use these buttons to navigate through items on the on-screen
Cursor Controls: Use these buttons to navigate through items on the on-screen
menu.
OK Button: press this button to select the highlighted item on the on-screen menu.
Exit Button: pressing this button exits the current on-screen menu and displays the
OK Button: press this button to select the highlighted item on the on-screen menu.
Exit Button: pressing this button exits the current on-screen menu and displays the
previous screen.
Top Menu Button: Displays the top menu of the Blu-ray Disc recording or DVD that
Top Menu Button: Displays the top menu of the Blu-ray Disc recording or DVD that
is playing. note: this feature is disc-dependent. not all DVDs have top menus. if
the DVD has no top menu, pressing the top Menu button may display the disc menu,
depending on how the disc’s menu system was authored. see Using the Disc Player,
on page 23, for details.
Pop-Up Button: pressing this button while playing a Blu-ray Disc recording or DVD
Pop-Up Button: pressing this button while playing a Blu-ray Disc recording or DVD
displays its disc menu. note: this feature is disc-dependent. not all DVDs have
pop-up menus. if the DVD has no pop-up menu, pressing the pop-Up button may
display the disc menu, depending on how the disc’s menu system was authored.
Previous/Step Button: press this button once to skip to the beginning of a track
Previous/Step Button: press this button once to skip to the beginning of a track
or, when viewing photos, to the previous photo. press the button twice to skip to
the beginning of the previous track. press the button repeatedly to go back through
the previous chapters or tracks. when video content is playing on Blu-ray Disc
recordings and DVDs, press the pause button first; afterwards, each subsequent
press of the previous/step button reverses the video one frame.
Next/Step Button: press this button once to skip to the beginning of the next track
Next/Step Button: press this button once to skip to the beginning of the next track
or, when viewing photos, to the next photo. press the button repeatedly to advance
through the next chapters or tracks. when video content is playing, press the pause
button first; afterwards, each subsequent press of the next/step button advances
the video one frame.
Search/Slow Reverse Button: press this button to reverse through a disc track.
Search/Slow Reverse Button: press this 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
Search/Slow Forward Button: press this button to fast-forward through the current
disc track. for Blu-ray Disc recordings and DVDs, each press cycles through 2x, 4x,
8x, 16x and 32x normal speed. pressing the button while a Blu-ray Disc recording
or DVD is paused will play through the chapter in slow motion. each press cycles
through 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 and 1/16 normal speed.
Stop Button: press this button to stop playback at the current point. (pressing the
Stop Button: press this button to stop playback at the current point. (pressing the
play button will resume playback from this point.) press the stop button twice to
stop playback fully. note: some settings and functions will be available only when
the player is fully stopped.
Play Button: press this button to play a disc that has been loaded into the player’s
Play Button: press this button to play a disc that has been loaded into the player’s
disc drawer or a music file that has been highlighted on the on-screen menu.
pressing this button when viewing photos begins a slide show of all photos in the
current folder.
Pause Button: press this button to pause a disc or music file that is playing. pressing
the button while a Blu-ray Disc recording or DVD is playing will freeze-frame on the
current video frame. pressing the button while the disc is paused will resume play.
pressing this button while viewing photos freezes the current photo on the screen.
Volume +/– Buttons: press these buttons to increase or decrease the volume of the
Volume +/– Buttons: press these buttons to increase or decrease the volume of the
BDs receiver’s speaker outputs. note: the Volume +/– buttons do not change the
volume of the HDMi audio outputs.
IMPORTANT: Do not turn the Volume buttons up to or past the point where the
IMPORTANT: Do not turn the Volume buttons up to or past the point where the
audio from the speakers becomes distorted. Doing so can damage the speakers.
Mute Button: press this button to mute the sound from the BDs receiver’s speaker
Mute Button: press this button to mute the sound from the BDs receiver’s speaker
outputs. press the button again to un-mute the sound. note: the Mute button does
not mute the HDMi audio outputs.
Channel +/– Buttons: when radio is the source selected on the remote control, the
Channel +/– Buttons: when radio is the source selected on the remote control, the
channel +/– buttons select the next higher or lower preset station.
Bookmark (Green) Button: press this button to activate the Bookmark function.
Bookmark (Green) Button: press this button to activate the Bookmark function.
see Bookmark Function, on page 24, for more information.
Thumbnail (Yellow) Button: press this button while playing a photo slide show to
Thumbnail (Yellow) Button: press this button while playing a photo slide show to
display thumbnail images of all photos in the slide show.
Program (Red) Button: press this button to create a programmed playback
Program (Red) Button: press this button to create a programmed playback
list for the currently-playing disc. see Programmed Play, on page 25, for more
information.
Zoom (Blue) Button: press the Zoom button to zoom in on or recede from a video
Zoom (Blue) Button: press the Zoom button to zoom in on or recede from a video
image or slide. Use the navigation buttons to zoom in on different sections of the
image. note: this function is disc-dependent for Blu-ray Disc recordings and DVDs.
not all discs can be zoomed in on.
Red, Green, Yellow and Blue Buttons: when the BDs is playing a Blu-ray Disc
Red, Green, Yellow and Blue Buttons: when the BDs is playing a Blu-ray Disc
recording, these buttons can activate features and menus that may vary from disc
to disc. refer to the menu instructions for each particular disc for more information.
note: these Blu-ray Disc functions may override the Bookmark, thumbnail,
program and Zoom functions.
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Troubleshooting
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BDS
Troubleshooting
if your BDs system isn’t performing the way you think it should, check to see if the problem is
covered in this section before calling your dealer or contacting a harman kardon representative.
Problem
Solution
the receiver won’t power up (the power indicator is not lit):
• check that the receiver’s power cord is properly plugged into the receiver’s ac
power input connector.
• check that the power cord is plugged into a working ac outlet. if the outlet is
controlled by a switch, make sure the switch is set in the “on” position.
• check that the receiver’s Main power switch (located on the rear panel) is in the
“on” position.
sound plays through the BDs system speakers, but there is no tV picture:
• check the HDMi connection between the receiver and the tV.
• check that the tV is turned on and is set to the proper input source.
• Unplug the HDMi cable from the tV and plug it back in again.
there is no sound coming from just the subwoofer:
• check that the subwoofer’s power cord is plugged into a working ac outlet.
• check that the subwoofer’s power switch is in the “on” position.
• check that the subwoofer Level control is not turned all the way down (fully
counterclockwise).
• check that the audio connection between the receiver and the subwoofer has been
properly made.
• check the receiver’s Settings: Configuration menu to make sure that the subwoofer
volume has not been set at –10dB.
there is a constant hum in the sound:
• check that all input cables are plugged all the way into their connectors.
• check that all cables are at least 10 ft (3.3m) from fluorescent lights.
• check that all cable connectors are clean. if necessary, wipe them with a cloth
slightly moistened with alcohol.
• set the subwoofer’s power switch to “off.” if the hum goes away, there is a ground
loop 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).
• check that the disc is the correct type: BD-Video (single-layer or double-layer),
DVD-Video, DVD+r/+rw, DVD-r/-rw, cDDa (cD digital audio), cD-r/rw. other
disc types will not play.
• check that the disc surface is clean and not scratched.
there is noise or other interference in the picture while playing a Blu-ray Disc recording
or DVD:
or DVD:
• check that the disc surface is clean and not scratched.
the sound and picture are out of sync when listening to an aux source:
• press the options button and perform the Lip sync adjustment to bring the sound
and picture into synchronization.
cannot tune in radio stations:
• check that the fM antenna is correctly connected.
• adjust the antenna’s position. if necessary, use a powered fM antenna or an
outdoor fM antenna.
the receiver does not respond to remote-control commands:
• replace all three remote-control batteries with fresh ones, and make sure that they
are installed with the correct polarity.
• Hold the remote closer to the receiver.
• check that the receiver’s remote sensor is in the line of sight of the remote control.
the remote does not control programmed components (tV or video):
• check that you have pressed the remote’s aux button before trying to operate the
component.
• re-program and/or re-teach the component’s commands into the remote.
the Ø symbol appears on the screen when you press a remote-control button:
• the selected function is not permitted at the time the button is pressed.
the receiver does not respond to commands, or it behaves in an erratic way:
• Unplug the receiver’s power cord from the ac outlet, wait 30 seconds, then plug
it back in.
You can find additional troubleshooting information in the FAQs link on the Support page at www.harmankardon.com.
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