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Setting Up the Receiver
Speaker Settings: This setting allows you to set up the receiver to work properly with the
speakers included in your BDS system. The available configurations are:
2.0: This configuration consists of left and right main speakers but no subwoofer.
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Selecting this configuration sends all of the bass to the left and right speakers, so be sure
that they are full-range and can handle deep bass.
2.1: This configuration consists of left and right main speakers, plus a subwoofer.
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BDS 400
and BDS 300 systems are factory-set to this configuration.
3.1: This configuration consists of front left, center and front right speakers, plus a
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subwoofer. You must manually select this configuration for the BDS 600 system.
5.1: This configuration consists of front left, front right, center, surround left and surround
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right speakers, plus a subwoofer. BDS 700 and BDS 800 systems are factory-set to this
configuration.
After you select your system’s configuration, the speaker setup screen will appear (BDS 800
and BDS 700 5.1-channel system screen shown):
L (0.0 dB, 3 ft)
R (0.0 dB, 3 ft)
Tone Controls
Audio Out to TV
Speaker Settings
SUB
L
Ls Rs
R
Center
Audio Settings
Setting the speaker distances:
The front left and front right speakers will be highlighted. Press the OK button. The Level 1.
and Distance selection screen will appear.
L (0.0 dB, 3 ft)
R (0.0 dB, 3 ft)
Tone Controls
Audio Out to TV
Speaker Settings
SW1
L
Ls Rs
R
Center
Audio Settings
Level
Distance
Press the Cursor Down button to highlight Distance, and press the OK button. The 2.
Distance adjustment bars will appear.
L (0.0 dB, 10 ft)
R (0.0 dB, 8 ft)
Tone Controls
Audio Out to TV
Speaker Settings
SW1
L
Ls Rs
R
C
Audio Settings
L
R
10
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Measure the distance from the listening position to each of your system’s speakers, 3.
including the subwoofer. Write down the distances.
Use the left and right arrow buttons to adjust the “L” bar until it shows the distance you 4.
measured to the front left speaker (the arrowheads indicate which speaker is being
adjusted).
Press the Exit button twice to return to the speaker setup screen (the front left and front 5.
right speakers will still be highlighted).
Press the Cursor Down button. The subwoofer will be highlighted. Press the OK button. 6.
The Level and Distance screen will appear.
Repeat Steps 2 – 6 for the subwoofer. If you have a 7. BDS 800, BDS 700 or BDS 600 system,
repeat Steps 2 – 6 again for the center speaker, and if you have a BDS 800 or BDS 700
system, repeat Steps 2 – 6 again for the surround left and surround right speakers.
When you have entered the distances to all of your system’s speakers, press the Exit 8.
button repeatedly until the harman kardon logo screen appears.
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 this page.
Information Menu
Select to browse system information
Information
Software Version: BDS V1.04.06
MAC Address: 00 -1B -44 -12 -1D
The Information menu will display the receiver’s software/firmware version number and the
player’s factory-assigned network MAC Address. This screen is for information only and allows
no user adjustments.