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Connections

If one of your non-HDMI source devices has a coaxial digital output, connect it to the 

receiver’s Coaxial Digital Input connector. NOTe: Make only one type of digital connection 

(HDMI, optical or coaxial) from each device.

To Coaxial Digital 

Audio Output

Coaxial Digital Audio 

Cable (not supplied)

Coaxial-Equipped 

Source Device

Use the receiver’s aux In connectors for up to two source devices that don’t have HDMI 

or digital audio connectors.

To Stereo Analog 

Audio Output

Stereo Audio Cable 

(not supplied)

Analog 

Source Device

Use a Cat. 5/5e network cable (not supplied) to connect the BDs receiver’s Network 

connector directly to your home network router, network switch, network modem or  

ethernet network wall jack that has Internet access. see General Settings: Network, on 

page 17, for information about joining the BDs receiver with your home network.

To 

Internet

Network 

Modem

Cat. 5/5E (not supplied)

If your system has equipment that can be controlled by a DC trigger signal, connect it 

to the receiver’s subwoofer Trigger connector with a mono 1/8-inch (3.5mm) mini-plug 

interconnect cable (not supplied). The receiver will supply a 12V DC (100ma) trigger 

signal at this connection whenever it is powered on.

Device with 

Trigger In Connector

Mono 1/8-Inch 

(3.5mm) 

Mini-Plug 

Interconnect 

(not supplied)

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BDS

Connections and 

Preparing the Remote Control

The BDs receiver is equipped with a Remote IR Input connector that lets you remotely 

control the receiver when you place it inside a cabinet or in a location that is out of the 

line of sight of the remote control. Connect an external IR receiver, such as the optional 

Harman kardon He 1000, to the receiver’s Remote IR Input connector.

BDS Receiver 

Remote IR 

In Connector

External IR 

Receiver

BDS Receiver Installed 

Inside of Cabinet

The BDs receiver comes with a detachable aC power cord. This type of cord makes it 

easier for you to install and connect all other system wiring to the receiver’s rear panel.
NOTes:

 

• The power requirement for the BDs receiver is 110V – 240V aC, 50/60Hz, 120w 

(BDs 575/BDs 577) or 90w (BDs 275/BDs 277). Connecting to a power source other 

than the ones listed may damage the receiver or cause abnormal operation.

 

• Before connecting the aC power cord to a wall outlet, confirm that you have correctly 

made all of the speaker connections, video connections and audio-component 

connections.

Connect the female end of the receiver’s detachable power cord to the receiver’s aC 

power connector. plug the other end into a working, unswitched aC outlet. 

Power Cord 

(supplied)

set the receiver’s Main power switch to the “On” position. The receiver’s On/standby      

indicator will turn amber, indicating that the receiver is in the standby mode.

your receiver’s remote control uses three aaa batteries (supplied). Insert the batteries as 

shown in the illustration, making sure to observe the correct polarity.

when using the remote, remember to aim it toward the receiver’s front panel. Make 

sure that no objects, such as furniture, block the remote’s view of the receiver. Bright 

lights, fluorescent lights, and plasma-video displays may interfere with the function of 

the remote.

 

• The remote has a range of about 20 feet (6.1m), depending on the lighting conditions. 

 

• you can use the remote at an angle of up to 30° to either side of the BDs receiver.

If the remote seems to operate intermittently, or if pressing a button on the remote does 

not cause one of the Input buttons to light up, make sure that the batteries are inserted 

correctly. If the remote still operates intermittently, replace all three batteries with new 

ones.

In addition to controlling the BDs receiver, you can program the unit’s remote to control 

one auxiliary (aux) component. The remote is also capable of learning codes directly from 

other remotes. This ability allows you to combine learned commands with programmed 

codes, making the remote capable of controlling more than one aux component. Typical 

aux components would be your TV, a satellite receiver or a cable receiver. The remote 

will control the aux component(s) only when the aux source button has been pressed. 

pressing any other source button will put the remote back into the normal BDs receiver 

control mode.
To Program the Remote to Control an Aux Component:

1.  Look up the set-up codes for the component type (for example, TV or cable box) 

and its brand in the Aux Component Remote-Control Code List, starting on page 29.

2.  Turn on your auxiliary component.
3.  press and hold the aux button for three seconds, and then release it.

NOTe: The remote will remain in the programming mode for 20 seconds; you must 

perform step 4 within that time period.

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Preparing the Remote Control

4.  aim the remote towards the component you just turned on and enter a set-up code 

number from step 1, above. Use the Program (Red) button for the first digit; the 

Bookmark (green) button for the second digital; the Thumbnail (yellow) button for the 

third digit; and the Zoom (Blue) button for the last digit. If the code to be entered is 

“0” you do not need to press the corresponding button; for numbers “1” and above, 

press the button that number of times. when you have entered all four digits, press 

the Ok button – the component should now turn off.

5.  Test the BDs remote control for your device using the power Off/On, Channel Up 

and Down, ff, Rew, stop, pause, play, skip forward and skip Back buttons. If any of 

the buttons do not perform correctly, repeat the process from step 1 using the next 

set-up code number from the list for that manufacturer.

6.  If the remote control operates correctly in step 5, press the aux button once again 

to store the set-up code number. To confirm that the code has been saved, the LeD 

indicator will blink three times.

Auto Search Method
If you have tried all of the four digit set-up code numbers listed for your device and it still 

did not turn off, you should use the following Auto Search Method.

1.  Turn on the device you would like the BDs remote to control, either manually or with 

its own remote control.

2.  press and hold down the aux device button for three seconds; the BDs remote will 

enter set-up mode. NOTe: The remote will remain in the programming mode for 20 

seconds; you must perform step 3 within that time.

3.  select the region you are located in and the type of device that you are programming: 

for a Us TV, do not press any of Program (Red), Bookmark  (green),  Thumbnail 

(yellow) or Zoom (Blue) buttons.

 

• for an eU TV, press the program (Red) button one (1) time.

 

• for an HDTV, press the program (Red) button two (2) times.

 

• for a Us cable tuner, press the program (Red) button three (3) times.

 

• for an eU cable tuner, press the program (Red) button four (4) times.

 

• for a Us satellite tuner, press the program (Red) button five (5) times.

 

• for an eU satellite tuner, press the program (Red) button six (6) times.

4.  point the BDs remote control toward the device and press the Cursor Up button; 

each button press sends a “power” signal for one set-up code number. Continuing 

to press the Cursor Up button will produce a quick scanning of the set-up code 

numbers. Release the Cursor Up button as soon as the device turns off. If you go past 

the correct set-up code number, you can return to it by pressing the Cursor Down 

button, one code number at a time, until the device turns back on.

5.  Test that the BDs remote control works for your device by pressing the power Off/

On, Channel Up and Down, ff, Rew, stop, pause, play, skip forward and skip Back 

buttons. If any of the buttons do not perform as expected, repeat the set-up from 

step 3.

6.  If the BDs remote control is operating correctly at step 4, press the aux Button once 

again to store the set-up code number. To confirm that the code has been saved, the 

LeD indicator will blink three times.

you can program codes from other component remotes onto the BDs remote’s buttons 

that are shown shaded in the following illustration:

1.  press and simultaneously hold down the aux and the program (Red) buttons on the 

BDs remote control for at least three seconds. The remote’s aux button will blink 

once.

2.  place the BDs receiver remote and the remote from which you want it to learn codes 

head-to-head about 1 inch (2.5cm) apart, with their IR transmitter windows facing 

one other.

3.  press the button on the BDs remote to which you want to teach a command. (The 

remote will remain in the learning mode for 20 seconds after the button is pushed.)

4.  press the button on the other remote that you want to “teach” to the BDs remote. 

when the IR code has been received and stored, the aux button’s LeD will flash three 

times, and the BDs receiver remote will remain in the learning mode, ready to learn 

another code. If no IR code is received within 20 seconds, the aux LeD will flash 

rapidly several times, and the remote will exit the learning mode.

5.  Repeat step 3 and step 4 for each command you want to teach the BDs receiver 

remote. NOTe: If the aux button’s LeD goes out at any time, you will need to begin 

again from step 2. until it blinks three times.

6.  press the aux button once, or wait for 20 seconds to cancel learning program mode. 

NOTe: any previously stored set-pp code will be erased when program mode is 

activated.

after programming the remote to control an auxiliary (aux) component, you can also 

program it to control the aux component’s channel up/down and transport functions 

(play, pause, etc.) even when the remote is not in the aux control mode. for example, if 

the remote is programmed to operate your TV in the aux control mode, you can also have 

the TV’s channel +/– functions “punch through” and operate even when the remote is in 

the Disc, Radio or UsB control modes, for example. (NOTe: when this feature is active, 

TV or satellite channel +/– functions will override any existing channel controls set to 

that mode.)

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BDS

Preparing the Remote Control 

and Setting Up the Receiver

1.  press and hold the source button for the main device the remote will be operating. 

The button will light up, go dark and then light up again. Release the button.

2.  select the type of punch-through programming.

a) for “punch-through” channel control, press the Channel + button.
b) for “punch-through” transport control, press the play button.

3. press the aux button. The original source button will flash to confirm operation.
you can repeat step 1 – step 3 for any of the remote’s source buttons (Disc, Radio, etc.).
NOTe: “punch-through” channel and transport commands will override the existing 

commands for those buttons in the source modes you program.
To undo “punch-through” programming, follow the same steps as above, but press the 

same source button in step 1 and step 3.

1.  press and simultaneously hold down the aux and Bookmark (green) buttons on 

the BDs remote control for at least three seconds. The BDs remote will enter the 

learning mode after the aux button LeD turns on.

2.  press and release the remote control button that you want to erase. The aux button’s 

LeD will flash three times.

3.  To erase other buttons, press the selected buttons.
4.  To exit the erase mode, press aux button.

1.  press and simultaneously hold down the aux and Thumbnail (yellow) buttons on the 

BDs remote control for at least three seconds.

2.  The aux LeD will flash three times and exit learn-erase mode. Note: By erasing all 

learned codes, all of the BDs remote buttons will return to their original functions.

If you have connected an apple TV to the BDs receiver’s HDMI 3 input, you can also use 

the BDs remote to control an apple TV that is streaming audio and video files stored 

on your home network, or accessing media from an Internet service such as Netflix, as 

shown in the illustration below.

Menu 

Button

Cursor Right Button

OK Button

Up Button

Right Button

Play/Pause Button

Cursor Left 

Button

Left Button

Down 

 Button

Play/Pause 

Button

select any other input source to return the BDs remote to its normal operation.

pressing the remote’s aux Input button will put the remote into the auxiliary-control mode, 

and it will control the auxiliary component(s) via the codes you have programmed into it. 
To switch the remote back to the BDs receiver-control mode from the auxiliary-control 

mode, press any of the other Input buttons or the Home button.

NOTe: The menu screens shown in this manual are for illustrative purposes and may 

differ somewhat from the actual displays.
To set up your BDs receiver, you will use the remote to navigate through all of the on-

screen menus and to make selections from them.

 

• Use the Cursor Up/Down buttons to navigate through the menu list. when an item is 

highlighted, a blue border will appear around it.

 

• To select a highlighted item, press the Ok button. The screen will change depending 

on your selection. 

 

• To return to the previous screen, press the previous button.

when you turn your BDs receiver on for the first time, the on-screen menu will display 

the Initial setup screen. The first screen lets you set the language you want the BDs 

receiver to use.

Initial Setup

Please select which language you would like the

BDS menus to appear in.

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OK

after you set the language, press the Ok button and the Initial setup introduction screen 

will appear.

Initial Setup

Welcome to the Harman Kardon BDS setup wizard.

Some simple information is needed to ensure you

get the best experience from your product.

You can adjust any of these settings later and review

advanced user settings by selecting ‘Settings’ from

the BDS Home Menu.

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