BDS
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:
t2.0: This configuration consists of left and right main speakers but no subwoofer. Selecting this configuration sends all of the bass to the left and right speakers, so be sure that they are
t2.1: This configuration consists of left and right main speakers, plus a subwoofer. BDS 400 and BDS 300 systems are
t3.1: This configuration consists of front left, center and front right speakers, plus a subwoofer. You must manually select this configuration for the BDS 600 system.
t5.1: This configuration consists of front left, front right, center, surround left and surround right speakers, plus a subwoofer. BDS 700 and BDS 800 systems are
After you select your system’s configuration, the speaker setup screen will appear (BDS 800 and BDS 700
Audio Settings
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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.
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2.Press the Cursor Down button to highlight Distance, and press the OK button. The Distance adjustment bars will appear.
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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 left and right arrow 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 Exit button twice to return to the speaker setup screen (the front left and front right speakers will still be highlighted).
6.Press the Cursor Down button. The subwoofer will be highlighted. Press the OK button. The Level and Distance screen will appear.
7.Repeat Steps 2 – 6 for the subwoofer. If you have a 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.
8.When you have entered the distances to all of your system’s speakers, press the Exit 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
Information
Software Version: BDS V1.04.06
MAC Address: 00
Select to browse system information
The Information menu will display the receiver’s software/firmware version number and the player’s
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