Harman-Kardon HS 150 Audio Settings, Audio Adjustment, System Setup, Output level adjustment

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Audio Settings

System Setup

Levels 7 to 2: DVDs for general audiences/

children can be played. Level 1: DVDs for children can be played; DVDs for adults/general audiences are prohibited. Follow the explanations on the screen to set a new password.

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 selecting 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 volume of louder passages while maintaining intelligibility 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 volume that is lower than you might otherwise use to avoid disturbing others. The HS 150 accomplishes 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 virtual 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 150. 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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