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The HS systems are among the first to allow direct playback of compatible files from portable USB devices. Two USB
Connect your USB thumb drive or portable hard disk, to either of the side or rear panel USB Inputs 3. If you have more than two devices that you would like to connect at the same time, you can use a standard
1.Press the USB 0button on the remote control to turn the DVD Receiver on. Also make sure that your video monitor connected to the HS 250 is switched on.
2.The TV monitor will show the below screen, allowing you to select which of the file types available on the device you would like to display and play. Showing different file types at the same time like MP3 and JPEG is possible.
When the HS 250 is in play mode, pressing the PLAY button on the remote control will highlight the track being played.
If you have a USB device that contains both music files (MP3, WMA) and JPEG images, you can choose to run these simultaneously, mixing the MP3 or WMA audio with your own images. The time inter- val can be chosen in the Picture Setting.
With such devices, you can also either listen to the MP3 or WMA audio or watch the JPEG video files only. In order to do so, click in stop mode on the MUSIC, PICTURE or MOVIE icons on the left part of the screen to select or deselect the desired format.
NOTE: The HS 250 will not play back any of the for- mats SVCD/VCD, MPEG1 (Video), MPEG2 (Video) and audio CD tracks (CDDA) stored on an external USB hard drive.
•You will need a FAT32
•We recommend creating folders and sort the files by file type (movies, pictures or music). This will allow you to quickly find the file you’re looking for.
Navigate The Bridge’s screens by using the KLAB Buttons 9to highlight a line and pressing the Set Button 6to select the line. Press the Menu Button Bto return to the pre- vious level of The Bridge’s menu system.
Audio: Shows the audio track that is currently playing. Options are shown on both menu lines on the bottom of the screen.
Repeat: Sets the repeat mode. (Repeat 1, Repeat Folder).
Random: Activates Random Playback when possi- ble.
Time: Shows the elapsed time and remaining time of a song currently playing.
NOTE: iTunes allows you to set certain selections to always or never remember playback position, or to be skipped in Shuffle mode. The HS 250’s set- tings cannot override these iTunes settings.
While a selection is playing, the song title, artist and album name, if available on the iPod, will scroll across the lower line in the front panel Message Display . The upper line will display the elapsed time of the track on the left, the play mode icon, and the time remaining on the right.
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3.Move the cursor to the buttons on the lower left side of the screen, and press ENTER to select or deselect the requested file types.
In case several USB devices are connected, all will be shown in the same USB Menu.
To differentiate the drives, they will be shown as 1 and 2. USB drives can have more than one parti- tion. If that is the case, the different partitions will be shown as 1a, 1b, 1c etc.
The USB Menu contains the following settings or indications. Follow the explanations in the Upper Menu Line on the bottom of your screen to change the settings.
Disc: Shows the type of the disc.
Picture: Selects the interval between the current picture on the screen and the next one.
In the USB Menu, the chapter, track or picture cur- rently playing will be marked with an arrow symbol in front of the Track (MP3, WMA) or Picture (JPEG). Tracks and pictures can be selected from this list at any time by moving the cursor to the desired track or file and pressing ENTER 6to confirm.
The top part of this screen can be
Using 
When Harman Kardon’s 
is connected and a compatible Apple® iPod® is docked in The Bridge, press the DMP Selector Button 0to choose the iPod as the input source allowing playback of audio materials on your iPod through your high- quality audio/video system.
When The Bridge is properly connected and a com- patible iPod is properly docked, the Upper Display Line will read DMP IN. Once that message appears, use the remote to control the iPod.
Whether or not an iPod is docked in The Bridge, the screen shown in the figure above will appear on a video display connected to the HS 250, but you will not be able to affect the screen without an iPod docked in The Bridge. Once an iPod is docked in The Bridge and selected as a source, the On Screen Display will change to show a reflection of your iPod menu.
In addition, if a video display is connected to the HS 250, a screen will appear to display information about the iPod’s status and the track. The top line will display the play mode icon, with the phrase “Now Playing” appearing to the right to remind you that you are viewing the status of the current track, as opposed to another menu screen. Below that the HS 250 displays the total number of tracks in the current play list on the right (all materials on the iPod are considered one of the play lists) with the number of the current track on the left. The song title, artist and album are displayed. At the bottom of the screen is a graphic bar indicating the current play position within the track, with the elapsed and remaining times appearing below the bar.
NOTE: It is strongly recommended that you use a screen saver built into your video display to avoid possible damage from
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