Using The Receiver; Information Menu - Harman Kardon HK BDS 270 Service Manual

harman/kardon
BDS 270/BDS 570
Setting the speaker distances:
1. the front left and front right speakers will be highlighted. press the ok button. the
Level and Distance selection screen will appear.
Audio Settings
Tone Controls
Audio Output
Speaker Settings
L (0.0 dB, 1m/3 ft)
R (0.0 dB, 1m/3 ft)
2. press the cursor Down button to highlight Distance, and press the ok button. the
Distance adjustment bars will appear.
Audio Settings
Tone Controls
Audio Output
Speaker Settings
L (0.0 dB, 3.0m/10 ft)
R (0.0 dB, 2.4m/8 ft)
3. Measure the distance from the listening position to each of your system's speakers,
including the subwoofer. Write down the distances.
4. use the cursor Left and right buttons to adjust the "L" bar until it shows the distance
you measured to the front left speaker (the arrowheads indicate which speaker is
being adjusted).
5. press the cursor Down button to highlight the "r" bar. use the cursor Left and right
buttons to adjust the bar until it shows the distance you measured to the front right
speaker.
6. press the clear/exit button twice to return to the speaker setup screen (the front left
and front right speakers will still be highlighted).
7. press the cursor Down button. the subwoofer will be highlighted. press the ok
button. the Level and Distance screen will appear.
8. repeat Steps 2 – 7 for the center speaker, surround speakers and subwoofer.
9. When you have entered the distances to all of your system's speakers, press the
clear/exit button repeatedly to return to the Home Menu screen.
note: Leave all the speaker levels set at "0" for now. you will be able to adjust the
individual speaker levels once your system is set up and you're playing music or films.
See Adjusting Individual Speaker Volumes, on page 19.
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C
L R
Level
LS RS
Distance
SW1
C
L R
L
10
LS RS
R 8
SW1
Setting Up the Receiver and Using the Receiver

Information Menu

Information
Software Version: BDS_X70 V2.01.16
MAC Address: 00 -1B -44 -12 -1D
Select to browse system information
the Information menu will display the receiver's software/firmware version number and
the receiver's factory-assigned network Mac address. this screen is for information
only and has no user adjustments.

Using the Receiver

note: Before using your new BDS receiver, be sure to set the speaker distances, as
explained in Audio Settings: Speaker Settings, on page 17.
Home Menu
press the Home button to display the Home Menu screen:
Home Menu
Blu-ray Disc
FM Radio
HDMI input
Component input
Playlist
Settings
1 / 5
HOME
the available sources are listed on the left.
If a disc has been inserted into the receiver's built-in disc slot, it will appear on the list
as either "cDDa" (cD), "DVD Video" (DVD) or "Blu-ray Disc." If you have inserted a uSB
device into the receiver's uSB port, it will appear on the list as "uSB."
note: Digital and analog audio sources connected to the receiver's rear-panel digital
and line inputs will not appear on the list but can be selected using the remote's "aux"
Input button (see Listening to Audio Sources, on page 23).
BDS 270 + 570 Service Manual
Type: Settings
Exit Option
OPTIONS
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