Harman-Kardon HS 250 Home Theater System User Manual


 
24 TV MENU,AUX MENU, DIGITAL IN MENU
TV Menu, AUX Menu, Digital in Menu
TV MENU
As a Scart audio/video cable contains both audio
and video inputs and outputs in one cable, the
Scart connector between the DVD Receiver and
the TV can also be used to lead the audio output
signals of your TV to the DVD Receiver. In this
way your TV programs can be listened to over
your HS sound system.
NOTE: Please make sure that the Scart cable
used has all pins connected. If not it could be
that, only the video signal from the DVD
Receiver will be lead to the TV.
1. Press the TV button
0
on the remote con-
trol to turn the DVD Receiver on and select TV
as the source.Also make sure that your video
monitor connected to the HS 250 is switched
on.
2.The TV monitor will show the TV Menu, as
shown below. You can also select the TV
Menu with the ARROW keys
9
on the
remote control. Once the TV tab is
highlighted, press ENTER
6
to access it.
If the HS controller is already in standby, you can
also switch the unit on by pressing the TV button
on the remote control.
The TV Menu contains the following settings.
Follow the explanations in the Upper Menu Line
on the bottom of your screen to change the
settings.
Audio: Selects the Surround Mode you would
like to use when listening to your TV or other
video device connected to the Scart input.
Level adjustment: This setting gives you the
possibility to increase or decrease the input level
of the TV, so that its sound will have the same
level as the radio, the DVD player or the other
audio inputs.
AUX MENU
In addition to the built-in DVD-Audio/Video and
CD player, the built-in radio and Scart audio
input, you can connect one more analog audio
source to the HS 250. The analog source can be
connected to the AUDIO IN input
6
connectors
on the rear panel.
1. Press the AUX button
0
on the remote con-
trol to turn the DVD Receiver on and select
Aux as the source.Also make sure that your
video monitor connected to the HS 250 is
switched on.
2.The TV monitor will show the AUX Menu, as
shown below. You can also select the AUX
Menu with the ARROW keys
9
on the
remote control. Once the AUX tab is
highlighted, press ENTER
6
to access it.
The AUX Menu contains the following settings.
Follow the explanations in the Upper Menu Line
on the bottom of your screen to change the
settings.
Audio: Selects the Surround Mode you would
like to use when listening to your additional
analog audio source.
Level adjustment: This setting gives you the
possibility to increase or decrease the input level
of the analog input, so that its sound will have
the same level as the radio, the DVD player or
the other audio inputs.
DIGITAL IN MENU
In addition to all analog audio and video
sources, the HS 250 also gives you the opportu-
nity to connect two digital audio sources, for
instance a digital set-top box or satellite receiv-
er. Connect these sources to either the coaxial or
optical digital input connectors on the rear panel.
1. Press the D.IN button
0
on the remote con-
trol to turn the DVD Receiver on and select
Digital In as the source.Also make sure that
your video monitor connected to the HS 250
is switched on.
2.The TV monitor will show the D. IN Menu, as
shown below. You can also select the D.
IN Menu with the ARROW keys
9
on the
remote control. Once the D. IN tab is high-
lighted, press ENTER
6
to access it.
The DIGITAL IN Menu contains the following
settings. Follow the explanations in the Upper
Menu Line on the bottom of your screen to
change the settings.
Digital Input: Selects either the digital source
connected to the coaxial or to the optical digital
input as source to listen to.
Audio: Selects the Surround Mode you would
like to use when listening to one of the digital
audio sources.
Level adjustment: This setting gives you the
possibility to increase or decrease the input level
of the digital input, so that its sound will have
the same level as the radio, the DVD player or
the other audio inputs.
Surround Mode Chart
Dolby Digital: Available only with digital input
sources encoded with Dolby Digital data. It
provides up to five separate main audio
channels and a special dedicated Low Frequency
Effects channel.
Dolby Digital signals will be down-mixed to
2-channel Stereo or processed to Dolby Virtual
Speaker in order to be played back over the
2.1 loudspeaker system.
DTS: Available only with digital input sources
encoded with DTS data.Available on special
DVD, LD and audio-only discs, DTS provides up
to five separate main audio channels and a
special dedicated low frequency channel.
DTS signals will be down-mixed to 2-channel
Stereo or processed to Dolby Virtual Speaker in
order to be played back over the 2.1 loud-
speaker system.
Dolby Virtual Speaker: This technology uses a
next-generation advanced algorithm to repro-
duce the dynamics and surround sound effects
of a precisely placed 5.1-channel speaker system
using only front left and right speakers. In the
Reference Mode, the apparent width of the
sound across the front image is defined by the
distance between the two speakers.The Wide
Mode provides a wider, more spacious front
image when the two speakers are close
together.
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