Basic Operation - Harman Kardon HS100 Service Manual

HS100
Integrated Home Theater System

Basic Operation

Once all connections have been made and the proper
configuration settings entered, you are ready to enjoy
the incredible listening and viewing experience made
possible by the HS 100. The pages that follow have all
the information needed to operate the HS 100, but the
following will help get you started with a basic overview.
• To turn on the HS 100, press the ON Button 0
on the remote or the Power On/Off Button 0 on
the front panel to use the input that was in use when
the HS 100 was turned off.
• The HS 100 may also be turned on with direct
access of a specific input by pressing the Player
3, Radio 2, TV X, Aux W or Digital In
V buttons on the remote.
• To select another input, press the Player 3,
Radio 2, TV X, Aux W or Digital In V
buttons on the remote to choose the source.
• Turn the Volume Control A or press the Volume
Control Buttons S on the remote to raise or
lower the volume.
• To temporarily silence the output, press the Mute
Button Y. Press the Mute Button Y again or
use the Volume Control AS to return to normal
operation.
• Control over the settings for an individual input, such
as DVD playback and navigation or using the tuner is
done through a combination of the on-screen menus
and the remote control and front panel buttons.
To access the menu for a specific input, press
Í
the OSD Button O, and then press the
Navigation Buttons A until the desired source
(or the Setup menu for global system adjustments)
is highlighted in a light blue box. Note that the cur-
rent source will be shown with a white line below
its name while you select another source. Press
the Enter Button P to select the highlighted
source.
Consult the pages in this manual pertaining to
Í
each input source for the specific instructions
about using or configuring that source.
Surround Modes
One of the most important features of the HS 100 is
its ability to reproduce a multichannel surround presen-
tation from digital sources, analog matrix-encoded
sources or traditional two-channel stereo program
material. In some cases, such as when a Dolby Digital
or DTS source with a 5.1 soundtrack is playing, sur-
round mode selection is automatic, regardless of which
mode may be set in an input's menu. In other cases,
the surround mode may be preset within the individual
input's menu page. Each time the source is changed,
the HS 100 will automatically change to the Surround
Mode selected for that source.
When a DVD is playing, there may be a number of
different surround mode or audio options such as
a full 5.1 soundtrack in one language, a 2.0 sound-
track in different languages, or special commentary
or descriptive tracks for the vision-impaired. You may
select these tracks, when available, during DVD play-
back by pressing the Audio Button R and then
Navigation Buttons A to choose
using the /
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from the options shown in the on-screen menu.
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