Harman-Kardon HS 250 owner manual Audio Settings, Audio Adjustment, Output level adjustment

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System Setup

Disc Recognition: When set to on, the next time a disc is inserted, the HS will show a “Disc Recognized” message, with the question if you would like to play the disc from the beginning or would like to resume from where you last stopped the disc. The memory can contain information of the last 100 discs played.

PBC Support: Activates PBC (Play Back Control) Support for VCD discs.

Screen Saver: Activates a Screen Saver to prevent image “burn” in a video display device. If you connect the HS Controller to a plasma screen or video projector, we recommend you activate the screen saver at all times.

Show Angle Icon: Determines whether the Angle Icon will appear on the screen when there are different angles available on a DVD disc.

Audio Settings

The Audio Setting Submenu contains the following settings. Follow the explanations in the Upper Menu Line on the bottom of your screen to change the settings.

Preferred Audio Language: Defines your preferred audio language. Every time a disc is played that contains this audio language, it will be activated automatically. If you do not find your preferred language in the list of options, you can select your preferred language by select- ing OTHER, and than typing a 4-digit code found in the code list on page 27.

Dynamic Range: This setting allows you to take advantage of the programming present on some Dolby Digital recordings to reduce the vol- ume of louder passages while maintaining intel- ligibility of quieter passages. This means that you may listen to programs at a level that allows the full impact of a soundtrack to be heard at a vol- ume that is lower than you might otherwise use to avoid disturbing others. The HS 250 accom- plishes this by compressing the audio to a greater or lesser degree, depending on which setting you choose. Three options are available:

MINIMUM does not make any changes to the original playback, and should be used when the volume setting in the listening room may be as loud as you desire.

MEDIUM applies a moderate amount of compression so that louder passages are a little bit quieter.

MAXIMUM applies more compression so that louder passages are much softer.

Feel free to experiment with the settings at any time.

Tone Control: Activates or De-activates the Bass and Treble settings. Once either the Bass or Treble Settings are changed, the Tone Control automatically switches to ON.

Bass Level: Sets the level of low frequencies.

Treble Level: Sets the level of high frequencies.

DVD Sound Mode: Sets the audio format of the DVD-disc playing (for other sources, see Surround Mode in each respective chapter). Once set to stereo, every surround format on a DVD will be converted to a pure stereo signal. Once set to any of the Dolby Virtual Speaker modes, all stereo signals on a DVD are forced any of the Dolby Virtual Speaker modes into vir- tual surround for surround playback with only two loudspeakers.

Audio Adjustment

The Audio Adjustment Submenu contains the access to the output level adjustment settings of the HS 250. Follow the explanations in the Upper Menu Line on the bottom of your screen to make adjustments.

Output level adjustment

Output level adjustment is a key part of the configuration process for any surround sound product.

The default settings of the DVD player is 0 dB for all channels. In case you feel adjustments are necessary in your setup, we advise you to make the adjustments using the internal test tone generator.

Once the cursor is moved to any of the speaker level icons, the test noise will be heard from the corresponding speaker. If this is not the case please check whether the loudspeaker is connected to the correct loudspeaker output on the rear panel. The speaker level can be adjusted by pressing ENTER and selecting an appropriate level indicated in the Lower Menu Line. The test noise will stop as soon as the cursor is moved away from any speaker level icon.

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Contents HS 250 Home Cinema System Declaration of Conformity Table of ContentsIntroduction Important Safety Information Introduction / Safety InformationDivX TerminologyTerminology This information is compressedFeatures Eject Press this button to release a disc from the loader Power On/Off Standby Headphone Jack Eject Volume ControlFront Panel Controls  Main Information Display USB On-The-Go InputLights when the disc is paused Disc Type IndicatorsFVideo Format Indicators Lights when a disc is playing in the normal modeFM Antenna Connect to the supplied FM antenna Rear Panel ConnectionsRear Panel Connections Clear Button Remote ControlB Button Press to select section A-B and to play repeatedly Mute Button Mutes the soundAbout This Manual Basic InformationRegional Coding Video Equipment Connections Installation and ConnectionsConnecting the TV and optional components Audio Equipment ConnectionsOptional Audio Connections Speaker PlacementBasic Play Connecting the AC PowerDisc Playback Features First Turn OnPlaying a DivX Movie Disc Surround ModeSlow Motion Playback with DVD only About DivX Movie FilesSystem Settings System SetupSystem Defaults Set Up MenuOutput level adjustment Audio SettingsAudio Adjustment Feel free to experiment with the settings at any timeDivX Video On Demand Video SettingsVideo Adjustment Press the Video Output Button on the remote controlTest Screen TV Picture Adjustment with Test ScreenTest Screen Player/Radio Menu Surround Mode for Tuner Auto Preset functionRDS Station ID Dolby Digital signals will be down-mixed to Surround Mode ChartTV Menu, AUX Menu, Digital in Menu Random Activates Random Playback when possi- ble UsingUSB Menu Macro Programming Learning Codes from a RemoteLearning Codes from a Remote Erasing Learned CodesMacro has been erased Erasing Macro CommandsWhen the Program Indicator DVD Language CodesTroubleshooting Angles cannot be changed when you play a DVD Audio language cannot be changed when you play a DVDSubtitle language cannot be changed when you play a DVD Subtitles cannot be turned off when you play a DVDGlossary HS 250 Controller Specifications Harman Consumer Group, Inc