Harman-Kardon Harman BDS 270 - Explore Exceptional Disc Playback and Features

BDS 270/BDS 570

Using the Disc Player

Supported Media Codecs

The BDS receiver can play media recorded in the following audio/video codecs:

•• MPEG 1, Layer 1

•• MPEG 2, Layer 2

•• MPEG 2, Layer 3

•• H.264

•• VC-1

•• MP3 (from CD-R/RW, DVD+R/+RW, BD-R/RE and USB)

•• JPEG (from CD-R/RW, DVD+R/+RW, BD-R/RE and USB)

•• DivX 3.x/4.x/5.x (from CD-R/RW, DVD+R/+RW and USB)

NOTE: Due to differences in the formats of certain discs, some discs may include a mix of features, some of which are not compatible with the disc player. Similarly, although Blu-ray Disc recordings and DVDs are capable of a wide range of features, not every disc includes every capability of its system. For example, although the BDS receiver is compatible with multi-angle discs, the multi-angle feature is possible only when the disc is specially encoded for multiple-angle play. To make certain that a specific feature or soundtrack option is available, please check the options noted on the disc jacket.

The playback capability of recordable discs may vary due to variations in the quality of the disc and the recorder used to create the disc.

Loading and Playing a Disc

Hold the disc horizontally when loading it, and insert it gently into the Disc slot. The disc loading mechanism will take the disc and slide it into the unit.

•• Do not load more than one disc into the Disc slot.

•• Do not load the disc upside down.

After loading a disc into the player, press the Play button to begin playback.

Use the Play, Pause, Stop, Prev/Step, Next/Step, Search Forward/Slow and Search Reverse/Slow buttons to control disc playback. See Remote Control Functions, on page 8, for more information about the functions of these buttons.

Playback Features

Repeat: When you are playing a Blu-ray Disc recording or DVD, pressing the Repeat

button cycles through the following repeat modes: Chapter, Title, All, Off. When you are

playing a CD, this button cycles through the following repeat modes: Track, All, Off.

A-B Repeat: When playing a Blu-ray Disc recording, or DVD, holding the Repeat button for more than three seconds places the player into the A-B repeat mode. The next short press of the Repeat button sets the “A” repeat point; the second short press sets the “B” repeat point and begins repeating the section of the disc between the two points. Pressing the Clear/Exit button while the player is in the A-B repeat mode takes the player out of that mode. Note: This feature is disc-dependent. Not all Blu-ray Disc recordings support A-B repeat.

Options: Pressing the Options button displays any available options for the currently- playing disc. Blu-ray Disc options include title, chapter, time display, audio options, angle options, subtitle options, Find, Adjust Lip Sync, Advance and Replay. DVD options include title, chapter, time display, playback modes, audio options, angle options, Find, Adjust Lip Sync, Advance and Replay. Audio CD options include track selection, time display, playback modes, bitrate, instant search and instant replay.

Find option: Selecting the Find option during disc playback activates the search function, allowing you to jump to a specific location on the disc. You can find a location by title, chapter or time. See Top Menu Button (on this page) for more information. NOTE: Not all discs allow searching by title. On these discs, use the disc menu to change titles.

Lip Sync option: This option lets you resynchronize the audio and video signals from a Blu-ray Disc recording or DVD to eliminate a “lip sync” problem. Lip-sync issues can occur when the video portion of a signal undergoes additional processing in the video display. Use the Left/Right Cursor buttons to delay the audio by up to 250ms until it is synchronized with the video. Press the Clear/Exit button when you’re finished. NOTE: This setting will be available only when a Blu-ray Disc or DVD has been inserted into the BDS receiver’s disc drive.

Display button: When playing Blu-ray Disc recordings and DVDs, pressing the Display button toggles the information bar on and off.

Playback		Disc Type &			Current	Current		Time
Mode		Encoding			Title	Chapter	Display
	1/1	DVD-VIDEO	MPEG	1 / 2		1 / 8	TT	00 : 32 : 37
		English Dolby Digital		5.1
		Audio							“Find”
		Mode						Indicators

Top Menu button: Pressing this button displays the top menu for the Blu-ray Disc

recording or DVD that is currently playing. NOTE: This feature is disc-dependent. Not all DVDs have top menus. If the DVD has no top menu, pressing the Top Menu button may display the disc menu, depending on how the disc’s menu system was authored.

Pop-Up button: Pressing this button while playing a Blu-ray Disc recording displays the

pop-up menu. (DVDs will display the disc menu.) Note: If the Blu-ray Disc recording does not support a pop-up menu, the disc menu will be displayed.

Bookmark function: The bookmark function lets you mark up to 12 locations on the disc currently playing. Press the Bookmark button to mark the current location on the disc. To clear a bookmarked location, press the Clear/Exit button. To play the disc from one of your selected bookmark locations, hold the Bookmark button to display the bookmark list. Use the Navigation left/right buttons to select the desired bookmark, and press the OK button to play the disc from that location. NOTE: The bookmark function is disc-dependent. Not all discs allow bookmark operation.

Programmed play: This option lets you create a programmed playlist for a disc. The program function works for CDs, DVDs and some Blu-ray Disc recordings (not all Blu-ray Disc recordings allow programmed play).

1. Press the Program button. The Program screen will appear.

						Program
	CD				Track Total:	15
1	Track:	10		6 -- -- --	-- 11	-- -- -- --
2	Track:		05	7 -- -- --	-- 12	-- -- -- --
3	-- -- --		--	8 -- -- --	-- 13	-- -- -- --
4	-- -- --		--	9 -- -- --	-- 14	-- -- -- --
5	-- -- --		--	10 -- -- --	-- 15	-- -- -- --
		Play		CLEAR Clear	EXIT	Stop

2.Press the OK button and use the Navigation Up/Down buttons to select the title on the disc (Blu-ray Disc/DVD) or track (CD) for your first program entry.

3.Press the right Navigation button and use the Navigation Up/Down buttons to select the chapter for your first program entry (Blu-ray Disc/DVD only).

4.Repeat Steps 2 – 3 for every entry in your programmed list.

5.When you’re finished programming your list, press the Play button to play the list. Press the Next/Previous buttons to skip to the next or previous programmed item. NOTE: Pressing a number button during programmed play exits the programmed play mode and skips to the selected chapter or track.

The programmed list will remain active until the list has completed playing. Pressing the Stop button twice or ejecting the disc deletes the programmed list.

BD-Live Interactivity

BD-Live interactivity is available on select Blu-ray Disc recordings. When you select the BD-Live features from a disc’s menu, you may be able to download additional content or other information via the Internet (through the Network connection).

If you have difficulty accessing the Internet while using a BD-Live disc, press the Settings button and navigate to the Network Setup menu. Select “Test Connection.” If the BDS receiver is able to access the Internet, then the computer server the BD-Live disc is trying to access may be at fault. Check the disc jacket for more information or contact the content provider. If the “Test Connection” function fails, contact your Internet service provider (ISP) to obtain the correct settings for the BDS receiver’s IP Configuration menu. If the problem persists, contact your ISP for further assistance.

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