Harman Kardon HS-100 Mk1 Service manual

harman kardon

Model HS100

INTEGRATED HOME THEATER SYSTEM

DVD/ DVD-Audio/DVD±R/RW/CD/CD±R/VCD/SVCD Player

5 X 35W 5.1 CHANNEL A/V RECEIVER

Service Manual

- Contents -

SERVICING PRECAUTIONS……………...……2

ESD PRECAUTIONS……..…….…....................4

SPECIFICATIONS………………………….…….5
PACKAGING/ACCESSORIES………..…..…….6
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS……………..…….7
INFORMATION DISPLAY……………………….8
REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS…………...…...9
REMOTE CONTROL………………..………….10
INSTALLATION/CONNECTIONS…..………….12

SYSTEM SETUP.................................…….…14

harman/kardon, Inc.

250 Crossways Park Dr.

Woodbury, New York 11797

BASIC OPERATION………….…….…………..…19
BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE/RESET.…..…..….20
OVERALL EXPLODED VIEW……………..…..…21
BLOCK DIAGRAM.……………..…………..…..…22

HS100 ELECT R I C AL PART S LI ST……..…....... .2 3

HS100 MECHANICAL PARTS LIST…………….31
PCB DRAWINGS……………………………….…33
SEMICONDUCTOR PINOUTS………..…………43
SCHEMATICS…………………………..…………53

Rev 1 6/2007

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SERVICING PRECAUTIONS

NOTES REGARDING HANDLING OF THE PICK-UP

1. Notes for transport and storage

1) The pick-up should always be left in its conductive bag until immediately prior to use.

2) The pick-up should never be subjected to external pressure or impact.

Storage in conductive bag

Drop impact

2. Repair notes

1) The pick-up incorporates a strong magnet, and so should never be brought close to magnetic materials.

2) The pick-up should always be handled correctly and carefully, taking care to avoid external pressure and
impact. If it is subjected to strong pressure or impact, the result may be an operational malfunction
and/or damage to the printed-circuit board.

3) Each and every pick-up is already individually adjusted to a high degree of precision, and for that reason
the adjustment point and installation
screws should absolutely never be touched.

4) Laser beams may damage the eyes!
Absolutely never permit laser beams to enter the eyes!
Also NEVER switch ON the power to the laser output part (lens, etc.) of the pick-up if it is damaged.

NEVER look directly at the laser beam, and don’t let contact
fingers or other exposed skin.

5) Cleaning the lens surface
If there is dust on the lens surface, the dust should be cleaned away by using an air bush (such as used
for camera lens). The lens is held by a delicate spring. When cleaning the lens surface, therefore, a cot­ton swab should be used, taking care not to distort this.

Pressure

Magnet

Pressure

How to hold the pick-up

Cotton swab

Conductive Sheet

6) Never attempt to disassemble the pick-up.
Spring by excess pressure. If the lens is extremely dirty, apply isopropyl alcohol to the cotton swab. (Do
not use any other liquid cleaners, because they will damage the lens.) Take care not to use too much of
this alcohol on the swab, and do not allow the alcohol to get inside the pick-up.

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NOTES REGARDING COMPACT DISC PLAYER REPAIRS

1. Preparations

1) Compact disc players incorporate a great many ICs as well as the pick-up (laser diode). These compo­nents are sensitive to, and easily affected by, static electricity. If such static electricity is high voltage,
components can be damaged, and for that reason components should be handled with care.

2) The pick-up is composed of many optical components and other high-precision components. Care must
be taken, therefore, to avoid repair or storage where the temperature of humidity is high, where strong

magnetism is present, or where there is excessive dust.

2. Notes for repair

1) Before replacing a component part, first disconnect the power supply lead wire from the unit

2) All equipment, measuring instruments and tools must be grounded.

3) The workbench should be covered with a conductive sheet and grounded.
When removing the laser pick-up from its conductive bag, do not place the pick-up on the bag. (This is
because there is the possibility of damage by static electricity.)

4) To prevent AC leakage, the metal part of the soldering iron should be grounded.

5) Workers should be grounded by an armband (1MΩ)

6) Care should be taken not to permit the laser pick-up to come in contact with clothing, in order to prevent
static electricity changes in the clothing to escape from the armband.

7) The laser beam from the pick-up should NEVER be directly facing the eyes or bare skin.

Resistor
(1 Mohm)

Armband

Resistor
(1 Mohm)

Conductive
Sheet

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ESD PRECAUTIONS

Electrostatically Sensitive Devices (ESD)

Some semiconductor (solid state) devices can be damaged easily by static electricity. Such components com­monly are called Electrostatically Sensitive Devices (ESD). Examples of typical ESD devices are integrated cir­cuits and some field-effect transistors and semiconductor chip components. The following techniques should
be used to help reduce the incidence of component damage caused by static electricity.

1. Immediately before handling any semiconductor component or semiconductor-equipped assembly, drain off
any electrostatic charge on your body by touching a known earth ground. Alternatively, obtain and wear a
commercially available discharging wrist strap device, which should be removed for potential shock reasons
prior to applying power to the unit under test.

2. After removing an electrical assembly equipped with ESD devices, place the assembly on a conductive sur­face such as aluminum foil, to prevent electrostatic charge buildup or exposure of the assembly.

3. Use only a grounded-tip soldering iron to solder or unsolder ESD devices.

4. Use only an anti-static solder removal device. Some solder removal devices not classified as "anti-static"
can generate electrical charges sufficient to damage ESD devices.

5. Do not use freon-propelled chemicals. These can generate electrical charges sufficient to damage ESD
devices.

6. Do not remove a replacement ESD device from its protective package until immediately before you are
ready to install it. (Most replacement ESD devices are packaged with leads electrically shorted together by
conductive foam, aluminum foil or comparable conductive materials).

7. Immediately before removing the protective material from the leads of a replacement ESD device, touch the
protective material to the chassis or circuit assembly into which the device will by installed.

CAUTION : BE SURE NO POWER IS APPLIED TO THE CHASSIS OR CIRCUIT, AND OBSERVE ALL

OTHER SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.

8. Minimize bodily motions when handing unpackaged replacement ESD devices. (Otherwise harmless motion
such as the brushing together of your clothes fabric or the lifting of your foot from a carpeted floor can gen­erate static electricity sufficient to damage an ESD device).

SPECIFICATIONS 33

DVD Player

Pickup: Semiconductor laser, wavelength 650nm
Video signal system: NTSC
Video signal horizontal resolution: > 480 lines (DVD)
Video signal-to-noise ratio: > 60dB (DVD)
Audio frequency response: DVD (PCM): 20Hz – 22kHz (±1dB)

(Stereo) CD (PCM): 20Hz – 20kHz (±1dB)
Audio signal-to-noise ratio: >80dB (PCM)
Total harmonic distortion: < 0.01% (PCM)
Dynamic range: DVD (PCM): >85dB (EIAJ, 2kHz)

CD: >85dB (EIAJ)

FM Tuner

System: PLL quartz-locked digital synthesizer system
Tuning range: 87.50 – 108.00MHz
Antenna terminals: 75 Ohms, unbalanced
Intermediate frequency: 10.7MHz

AM Tuner Section

Frequency range: 520 – 1720kHz
Signal-to-noise ratio: 45dB
Usable sensitivity: Loop 500 µV
Distortion: 1kHz, 50% Mod 0.8%
Selectivity: ±10kHz, 30dB

Video Outputs

Component video output: Y: 1 Vp-p/75 ohms, sync negative polarity

Pr: 0.7 Vp-p/75 ohms

Pb: 0.7 Vp-p/75 ohms
Composite video output: 1 Vp-p/75 ohms
S-video output: Y: 1 Vp-p/75 ohms

C: NTSC 0.286 Vp-p/75 ohms

Audio Section

Amplifer power: 35 watts per channel, 20Hz – 20kHz,

< 0.5% THD into 6 ohms
Line output: 1 Vrms, 1 kilohm

General

Power requirements: AC 120V, 50Hz
Power consumption: 3W Standby, 380W Maximum
Dimensions (HxWxD): 2-11/16" x 17-15/16" x 2-3/16"
Weight: 10.6 lb

HS 100 SPECIFICATIONS

Depth measurement includes knobs, buttons and terminal connections. Height measurement includes feet and chassis.

All features and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Harman Kardon and Power for the Digital Revolution are registered trademarks of Harman International Industries, Incorporated.

Dolby, Pro Logic and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories, registered in the United States and/or other countries. All rights reserved.

DTS is a trademark of DTS, Inc.

* Windows Media

®

Audio (WMA) is a proprietary file format developed by Microsoft. Microsoft, Windows and Windows Media are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States

and/or other countries.

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision
Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited
viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

Supplied Accessories

The following accessory items are supplied with the HS 100 controller. If any of these items are missing, please contact Harman Kardon customer service at
www.harmankardon.com.

• A system remote control • An AM loop antenna

• An FM wire antenna • Three AAA batteries

• AC power cord

HS 100 SPECIFICATIONS

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No. Part No. Description Qty.
1 01.00.BZ.X.W.E232 Carton box HS100 EU version 1

01.00.BZ.X.W.E231 Carton box HS100 US version 1
2 Barcord label 1
3 01.00.YS.SM1.E261 Owner manual HS100 US version 1

01.00.YS.SM1.E262 Owner manual HS100 EU version 1

4 Plastic bag for manual 25*35cm 1

5 01.00.YS.FY3.345 Safety instruction manual HS100 EU 1

01.00.YS.FY3.346 Warning card HS100 US version 1

01.00.YS.FY3.347 Guarantee card HS100 US version 1
6 01.47.CNT.CTX.042 AM antenna AM-300-AWM 1
7 01.47.CNT.CTX.037 FM antenna FM-075 1

01.47.CNT.CTX.038 FM antennab FM-TV-75-A 1
8 01.47.CNT.LJX.5.012 SCART cable 1
9 01.47.CNT.ACX.E052 AC power cord EU version 1

01.47.CNT.ACX.E053 AC power cord US version 1

1001.00.RC.100 Remote control HS100 1
11 Plastic bag for RC 9*27.5cm 1

1201.14.DX.B.0007 battery 7# battery 3
13 Plastic bag for battery 6*9c 1
14 accessories box 1
15 accessories Polyfoam 2

01.00.BZ.F.P.E100 Polyfoam HS100- left 1

01.00.BZ.F.P.E101 Polyfoam HS100- right 1
16 Main unit 1
17 Plastic bag for unit 54.5*60cm 1

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FRONT-PANEL CONTROLSFRONT-PANEL CONTROLS

FRONT-PANEL CONTROLS 55

NOTE: To make it easier to follow the instructions that refer to this illustration, a larger copy may be downloaded from the Product Support section for this product
at www.harmankardon.com.

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Power On/Off (Standby): When the HS 100

is connected to AC power, the ring around this button
will glow amber, indicating that the unit is in Standby
and is ready to be turned on. Press this button (or the
Power On Button 0 on the remote control) to turn
the unit on. When the unit is on, the amber illumination
around the button turns blue and the lighting surround­ing the Volume Control A will turn blue.

1

Open/Close: Press this button to open or close

the Disc Tray.

2

Skip (Previous): Press this button to move

backward through the music tracks on a CD or the
chapters on a DVD.

3

Skip (Next): Press to move forward through the

music tracks on a CD or the chapters on a DVD.

4

Play/Pause: Press to initiate playback or to

momentarily pause playback. To resume playback,
press the button again. If a DVD is playing, action will
freeze and a still picture will be displayed when the
button is pressed.

5

Stop: Press this button once to place the disc in

the Resume mode, which means that playback will
stop; but as long as the tray is not opened, DVD play­back will continue from the same point on the disc
when the Play button is pressed again. Resume will
also work if the unit was turned off. When this button
is pressed twice, playback of the disc will restart at
the beginning of the disc.

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Source: Press this button repeatedly to scroll

through the available audio and video sources.

7

Headphone Jack: This jack may be used to listen

to the system’s output through a pair of headphones
with a standard 3.5mm stereo mini plug. Note that the
main room speakers will automatically be turned off
when the headphone jack is in use.

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Information Display: This display delivers mes-

sages and status indications to help you operate the
HS 100 controller.

9 Remote Sensor: The infrared sensor that
receives commands from the remote control is behind
the front-panel lens in this area. To ensure proper
operation of the HS 100, it is important that this area
is not blocked or covered.

A

Volume Control: Turn this knob clockwise to

increase the volume, counterclockwise to decrease the
volume. If the HS 100 is muted, adjusting the volume
control will automatically release the unit from the
silenced condition.

B Disc Drawer: This drawer holds the discs played
in the HS 100. Be certain to properly seat all discs
carefully in the recess in the drawer tray. Do not
press down on the drawer when it is open, as this
will damage the player.

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Power On/Off (Standby)

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Open/Close

2

Skip (Previous)

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Skip (Next)

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Play/Pause

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Stop

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Source

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Headphone Jack

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Information Display

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Remote Sensor

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Volume Control

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Disc Drawer

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DVD-AUDIO

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FRONT-PANEL DISPLAY

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NOTE: To make it easier to follow the instructions that refer to this illustration, a larger copy may be downloaded from the Product Support section for this product
at www.harmankardon.com.

A Disc Type Indicators
B Program Indicator
C Random Indicator
D VCD Playback Control Indicator
E Repeat Indicators
F Time Indicators

G A-B Repeat Indicator
H Angle Indicator
I Progressive Scan Indicator
J Parental Lock Indicator
K Test Indicator
L Source Indicators

M Playback-Mode Indicators
N Title Indicators
O Chapter/Track Number Indicators

A

Disc Type Indicators: The CD, DVD or DVD-Audio

indicator will light to show the type of disc currently
being played.

B Program Indicator: This indicator lights when the
programming functions are in use.

C Random Indicator: This indicator lights when the
unit is in the Random Play mode.

D VCD Playback Control Indicator: This indicator
lights when the playback control function is turned on
with VCDs.

E Repeat Indicators: These indicators light when
any of the Repeat functions are in use.

NOTE: In addition to functioning individually to display
information about DVD, DVD-Audio or CD discs, the
NOF indicators also are used together as a group
to display information messages about the status of
the HS 100, such as the selected input’s name and
surround mode, the station playing when the tuner
is in use and specific function messages when a
DVD, DVD-Audio or CD disc is playing (such as
Reading when the disc is loading).

F Time Indicators: These positions in the indicator
will show the running time of a DVD in play. When a
CD is playing, these indicators will show the current
track time, time remaining in the current track, or the
total remaining time on the disc.

G A-B Repeat Indicator: This indicator lights when
a specific passage for repeat playback has been
selected.

H Angle Indicator: This indicator blinks when alter-
nate viewing angles are available on the DVD currently
playing.

I Progressive Scan Indicator: This indicator lights
when the unit sends out a progressive scan signal.

J Parental Lock Indicator: This indicator lights
when the parental lock system is engaged in order to
prevent anyone from changing the rating level without
a code.

K Test Indicator: This indicator lights when the TV
test screen is activated.

L Source Indicators: These indicators will light to
show which source is currently selected.

M Playback-Mode Indicators: These indicators light
to show the current playback mode:

N

Lights when a disc is playing in the normal mode.

NNN

When the HS 100 is in the Fast Search play
mode, two or three of these indicators will light to
show that the unit is in a Fast Play mode, depending
on the speed.

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Lights when the disc is paused.

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Lights when the disc is in the Fast Search
Reverse mode. Two or three of these indicators will
light to show that the unit is in a Fast Play mode,
depending on the speed.

N Title Indicators: These two positions in the dis-
play will show the current title number when a DVD
disc is playing.

O Chapter/Track Number Indicators: When a
DVD disc is playing, these two positions in the display
will show the current chapter. When a CD is playing,
they will show the current track number.

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JPEG MP3

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REAR-PANEL CONNECTIONS

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Center Speaker Outputs

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Front Speaker Outputs

2

Surround Speaker Outputs

3

Subwoofer Output

4

Optical Digital Input

5

Coaxial Digital Input

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Analog Audio Outputs

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Analog Audio In

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Composite Video Output

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S-Video Output

A

Component Video Outputs

B

TV Audio In

C

AC Power Cord Jack

D

FM Antenna

E

AM Antenna

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at www.harmankardon.com.

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Center Speaker Outputs: Connect these outputs

to the matching + and – terminals on your center
channel speaker. The Green terminal is the positive (+)
terminal that should be connected to the Red (+) ter­minal on the speakers. Connect the Black (–) terminal
on the HS 100 to the Black negative (–) terminal on
your speaker. (See page 12 for more information on
speaker polarity.)

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Front Speaker Outputs: Connect these outputs

to the matching + or – terminals on your left and right
speakers. The White terminal is the positive (+) terminal
that should be connected to the Red (+) terminal on
Front Left speaker, while the Red terminal is the positive
(+) terminal that should be connected to the Red (+)
terminal on Front Right speaker. Connect the Black (–)
terminals on the HS 100 to the Black (–) terminals on
the speakers. See page 11 for more information on
speaker polarity.

2

Surround Speaker Outputs: Connect these out-

puts to the matching + and – terminals on your sur­round channel speakers. The Blue terminal is the posi­tive (+) terminal that should be connected to the Red
(+) terminal on the Surround Left speaker, while the
Gray terminal should be connected to the Red (+)
terminal on the Surround Right speaker. Connect the
Black (–) terminal on the HS 100 to the matching
Black negative (–) terminals for each surround speaker.
(See page 11 for more information on speaker
polarity.)

NOTE: You’ll find more details about all Audio/Video
connections under Setup and Connections on the
following pages.

3

Subwoofer Output: Connect to the SUB/LFE input

on the subwoofer.

4

Optical Digital Input: Connect the optical digital

output from an HDTV receiver, LD player, MD player,
satellite receiver or CD player to this jack. The signal
may be a Dolby Digital signal, DTS signal or a standard
PCM digital source.

5

Coaxial Digital Input: Connect the coax digital

output from an HDTV receiver, LD player, MD player,
satellite receiver or CD player to this jack. The signal
may be a Dolby Digital signal, DTS signal or a standard
PCM digital source. Do not connect the RF digital out­put of an LD player to these jacks.

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Analog Audio Outputs: Connect these jacks to

the Record/Input jacks of an audio recorder for
recording.

7

Analog Audio In: Connect to the output of a

line-level analog audio source: TV, tape player,
Minidisc, PC, etc.

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Composite Video Output: Connect this jack to the

video input on a television or video projector.

9

S-Video Output: Connect this jack to the S-video

input on a television or video projector.

A

Component Video Outputs: These outputs carry

the component video signals for connection to display
monitors with component video inputs. For standard
analog TVs or projectors with inputs marked Y/Pr/Pb or
Y/Cr/Cb, connect these outputs to the corresponding

inputs. If you have a high-definition television or projec­tor that is compatible with high-scan-rate progressive
video, connect these jacks to the “HD Component”
inputs. Note that if you are using a progressive scan
display device, then “Progressive” must be selected in
the Video Setup menu in order to take advantage of the
progressive scan circuitry. See page 14 for more infor­mation on progressive scan video.

IMPORTANT: These jacks should NOT be connected to
standard composite video inputs.

B TV Audio In: Connect the analog left/right outputs
of a cable TV set-top, satellite receiver, or the analog
left/right stereo outputs from a video display with inte­grated digital tuner to these jacks.

C

AC Power Cord: Connect the AC power cord to

this jack when the installation is complete. To ensure
safe operation, use only the power cord supplied with
the unit. If a replacement is required, it must be of the
same type and capacity.

D

FM Antenna Jack: Connect to the supplied FM

antenna.
E AM Antenna: Connect the AM loop antenna sup-

plied with the receiver to these terminals with the white
wire connected to the “AM” terminal and the black wire
connected to the “GND” terminal. If an external AM
antenna is used, make connections to the AM and GND
terminals in accordance with the instructions supplied
with the antenna.

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REMOTE CONTROL

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Power On

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Transmit Indicator

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Radio

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Player

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Repeat

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Playlist

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Display

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Pic +/Pic –

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Subtitle

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Open/Close

A

Navigation Buttons

B

Status

C

Numeric Keys

D

Search/Slow Reverse

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Title

F

Skip/Step (Previous)

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Skip/Step (Next)

H

Pause

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STOP

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Search/Slow Forward

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Play

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Angle

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Zoom

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Clear

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OSD

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Enter

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Disc Menu

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AUX

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TV

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Power Off

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IR Transmitter Window

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REMOTE CONTROL 9

REMOTE CONTROL

0

Power On: Press this button to turn the HS 100

on when it is in Standby mode.

1 Transmit Indicator: This LED will light red when
any button is pressed to confirm that the remote code
is being transmitted.

2

Radio: Press this button to select the internal

tuner as the input source. When the tuner is in use,
press this button to switch between the AM and FM
frequency bands.

3

Player: Press this button to select the internal

CD/DVD drive as the input source.

4

Repeat: Press this button to go to the Repeat

menu. You can repeat a chapter, track or the
entire disc.

5

Playlist: Press this button to change the playback

order of the disc.

6

Display: Press this button to change the bright-

ness of the front-panel display or to turn the display off
completely in the following order: FULL BRIGHTNESS
➜ HALF BRIGHTNESS ➜ OFF ➜ FULL BRIGHT­NESS.

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Pic +/Pic –: Press these buttons to move to the

previous or next image when viewing JPEG images.

8

Subtitle: When a DVD is playing, press this but-

ton to select a subtitle language or to turn subtitles off.

9

Open/Close: Press this button to open or close

the disc tray.

A

Navigation Buttons (M/N/K/L): Press

these buttons to move the cursor in the OSD.

B

Status: Press this button while a disc is play-

ing to view the banner display. Use the Navigation

Buttons

A

to move through the different features in

the banner display. When a symbol is highlighted, press
the Enter Button P on the remote to select it.

C

Numeric Keys: Press this button to select

numbers.

D

Search/Slow (Rev.): Allows you to search in

reverse through a disc while it is in Play mode. Each
time you press this button, the search speed changes
as indicated by a number of arrows on the right top of
your screen. After pressing the Pause Button H
and then pressing this button, each press will change
the slow-play speed as indicated by the number of
arrows on the right top of the screen.

E

Title: When a disc is playing, press this button to

go back to the first section of the disc.

F

Skip/Step (Previous): Press this button to go

to the beginning of the current track. Press it again
quickly to go to the beginning of the previous track.
After pressing the Pause Button H, each press
of this button will move the image in reverse, frame
by frame.

G

Skip/Step (Next): Press this button to go to the

beginning of the next track. After pressing the Pause
Button H, each press of this button will move the
image forward, frame by frame.

H

Pause: Press this button to freeze a picture (with

DVD/VCD) or pause playback (CD). Press it again for
normal playback.

I

Stop: Press this button to stop a disc. When a

disc is playing, if you press STOP and the Play Button

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, the disc will resume play; i.e., it will start from the

same point on the disc where the unit was stopped.
If you press STOP twice and the Play Button

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the disc will start from the beginning.

J

Search/Slow (Fwd.): Press this button to search

forward through a disc while it is in Play mode. Each
time you press this button, the search speed changes,
as indicated by a number of arrows on the right top of
your screen. After pressing the Pause Button H
and then pressing this button, each press of this button
will change the slow-play speed, as indicated by the
number of arrows on the right top of the screen.

K

Play: Press this button to begin playback of a

disc. If the disc drawer is open, pressing this button will
also close the drawer automatically.

L

Angle: Press this button to access various cam-

era angles on a DVD (if the DVD contains multiple
camera angles) or to rotate JPEG images.

M

Zoom: When a DVD or VCD is playing, press this

button to zoom the picture. There are four steps to the
zoom function, each progressively larger. Press through
each of the zoom stages to return to a normal picture.

N

Clear: Press this button to remove the Banner

menu from the screen.

O

OSD: Press this button to access the On-Screen

Display menu.

P

Enter: Press this button to activate a setting or

option.

Q

Disc Menu: Press this button to display the

actual DVD Disc menu on the TV screen in Play mode.
When playing discs with JPEG images, pressing this
button will access the thumbnails.



Audio: Press this button to access various audio

languages on a DVD (if the DVD contains multiple
audio streams).



Volume (+ or –): Increase/decrease the master

volume level.



A-B: Press this button to select section A-B and to

play repeatedly.



Random: Press this button for Random playback

in random order.



Digital In: Press this button to selects the audio

device connected to either digital audio input as the
input source.



AUX: Press this button to select the device con-

nected to the Audio In Jacks 7 as the input
source.



TV: Press this button to select the device con-

nected to the TV In Audio Jacks

B

as the input

source.



Mute: Press this button to mute the sound.

Press the button again, or press either of the Volume

Control Buttons



, to return to normal audio

output.



Power Off: Press this button to place the

HS 100 in the Standby mode.

 IR Transmitter Window: Point this window
toward the HS 100 when pressing buttons on the
remote to make certain that the infrared commands
are properly received.

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INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS

Installation and Connections

After unpacking the HS 100 controller unit and the
speakers, the first step is to place each speaker and
the HS 100 controller unit in its location in your listen­ing room. Consult the separate owner’s manual packed
with the speaker system for detailed information on
physical mounting of the speakers.

When making any connections between speakers and
the HS 100, as well as between the HS 100 and other
audio/video components, it is important that both the
HS 100 and external components be turned off,
preferably with the power removed from the AC outlet.
This protects against accidental turn-on that might
cause damage not covered by the products’ warranty.

When placing any speaker or the controller, make cer­tain that it is on a solid surface capable of supporting
its weight, and make certain that there is a means for
connecting cables or speaker wires to reach through
the back of any cabinets or shelves to the components
they are connected to. As important, please note that
due to the weight of the speaker cabinets, particularly
the subwoofer, and the weight of and heat generated
by the HS 100 controller, there is the remote possibility
that the rubber padding on the bottom of the feet of
the system components may leave marks on certain
soft woods, wood veneers or carpets. Always use cau­tion when placing any speaker or electronic component
on a material that is soft or porous, or of a significantly
different color than the feet or rubber padding on the
component.

Speaker Placement

It is important that the speakers be placed in positions
that enable them to do the best job of reproducing the
sound as it was meant to be heard, regardless of the
program content. Particularly in a multichannel 5.1 sys­tem, the placement of speakers can have a noticeable
impact on the accuracy of the surround process.

When placing your speakers in a listening room, pic­ture an imaginary circle starting at the center of your
video screen that arcs around the room with the prime
listening position, or “sweet spot” at the center of the
circle. Depending on the number of speakers in your
system, there is a recommended placement along the
arc for each speaker, though the specific construction
of your room (taking into account the available walls,
bookcases, or floor space at which the speakers may
be placed) will obviously have some impact on where
the speakers are ultimately located. As a general rule,
try to place all speakers so that they are positioned at
the same height as your ears when you are seated at
the prime listening position.

Use the following suggestions as a guide, and make
the changes needed to fit the speakers to your room.
Don’t be afraid to experiment a bit until you find the
right combination of locations that works for you. There

is no real “right” or “wrong” place to put the speakers;
work to optimize their locations so that audio moves
across the front of the room smoothly, without seeming
to jump from one speaker to another.

Center Channel Speaker

The ideal location for the center channel speaker is at
“0 degrees” in our circle, directly in front of the prime
listening position. Place the center channel speaker as
close to the top (or bottom) of the video screen as
possible so that when you position the front left/right
speakers the tweeters of all three front channel speak­ers are within 24" of one another.

Front Left/Right Speakers

The recommended placement for front left/right speak­ers is to place them at the 30-degree position with ref­erence to the center channel speaker. The distance
between them should be about the same as the dis­tance from the center channel speaker to the prime
listening position.

Although the natural tendency is to place the speakers
so they are parallel to the wall behind them, and thus in
line with the video screen, the preferred placement is
to angle the speakers slightly (“toe in”) so that they
point to the prime listening position.

Surround Speakers

In a 5.1 surround system, an additional pair of left/right
speakers is added to the front left, right and center
speakers. Although many believe that these speakers
should be placed at the rear of the room, the preferred
position for them is at the sides of the room, with rear
placement a second option when room conditions pre­vent the use of side-mounted surround speakers.

When side-wall mounting is possible, place the left/right
surround speakers at a point that is 110 degrees along
our circle from the center of the video screen. This
translates to placing them to the side and slightly
behind your preferred listening position. If possible,
angle the speakers in slightly so that they are pointing
toward the listener’s ears.

If it is not possible to place the surround speakers at
the sides of the room, the alternate position is at the
back of the room, about 150 degrees on our circle
from the center of the video screen. Another way to
spot the optimal, alternate rear-wall mounting position is
to place the left surround speaker on the back wall so
that it points directly at the front right speaker, and to
have the right surround speaker point directly at the
front left speaker. If possible aim the surround speakers
so that they point “in” toward the listening area, rather
than perpendicular to the walls.

NOTES ON SPEAKER PLACEMENT:

The limitations of your listening room, including the
placement of walls and furniture, may make it difficult
to follow the speaker placement suggestions shown
above. Depending on the specific layout of the room,
here are some ways to compensate for unusual
conditions:

• Try to follow the suggested placement, but move
the speakers within a few feet from the preferred
locations.

• Regardless of where they are placed, always try to
make certain that the main surround speakers are
the same distance from the front speakers. (For
example, try not to have the right surround speaker
further back into the room than the left surround
speaker.)

• If it is not possible to wall-mount or place speakers
on a shelf, consider the use of optional floor stands.

Main Speaker Connections

Once you have placed your left, center, right and sur­round speakers in the listening room, use the speaker
wire supplied with the HKTS 7 speaker system to con­nect the individual speakers to the rear panel of the
HS 100. Follow the instructions in the HKTS 7 owner’s
manual concerning connection of the speaker wire to
the back of each of the main speakers.

To simplify installation, the speaker wire included with
the HKTS 7 has a color marking tab at each end of the
wire to indicate the channel the wire’s speaker is con­nected to. When connecting the wire to the speakers,
we strongly recommend that you connect the wire in
con

formance with this color code, as it then makes it

easier

to match the color code for the speaker termi-

nals on the HS 100.

The color coding is as shown below:

Speaker Position Cable Color Code

Front Left White
Center Green
Front Right Red
Surround Right Gray
Surround Left Blue

If you wish to shorten the length of the speaker wires,
a set of colored stickers is included with the HKTS 7
owner’s manual. For consistency, apply the tab to the

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Center Speaker

30° 30°

Front Right

Speaker

110 °

Side Surround
Right Speaker

Side Surround

Left Speaker

Front Left

Speaker

110 °

Alternate position for surround positions

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INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS

side of the cable pair that has a white stripe. The
speaker wires are not only color-coded for channel
identification; they are also color-coded for polarity.
Since proper polarity is important for system perform­ance, note that the side of each cable pair with the
white stripe and color tab is the positive side, and the
pure black side of the cable pair is the negative. When
connecting the cables to the speakers, the red speaker
terminal is positive (+), and should be connected to the
side of the wire with the white stripe and color tab. The
pure black side of the cable, where there is no color
tab, is negative and should be connected to the black
speaker terminal.

Once the wires are connected at the speaker end, con­nect each speaker to the rear panel of the HS 100.
The color-coding on the speaker wire connectors
makes it easy to make the connections properly.
The positive (+) connection for the Front Speaker
Connections 1 are white for left and red for
white, positive connection for the Center Speaker
Connection 0 is green, and the positive connections
for the Surround Speakers 2 are blue for left and
gray for left. In each case, the corresponding black side
of each speaker cable is the negative (–) connection
and goes to the matching black terminal for the
speaker.

Subwoofer Placement and Connection

Since subwoofers produce nondirectional sound, they
may be placed almost anywhere in a room. Actual
placement should be based on room size and shape
and the type of subwoofer used. One method of find­ing the optimal location for a subwoofer is to begin by
placing it in the front of the room, about six inches
from a wall, or near the front corner of the room.
Another method is to temporarily place the subwoofer
at your normal listening position, and then walk around
the room until you find a spot where the subwoofer
sounds best. Place the subwoofer in that spot, or you
may wish to experiment with the best location for a
subwoofer in your listening room.

Using the audio interconnect packaged with the
HKTS 7 system, connect one end to the Subwoofer
Output 3 on the rear panel of the HS 100 and
connect the other end to the “SUB” input on the
subwoofer.

Audio Equipment Connections

Since the HS 100 is a complete integrated home the­ater system with an onboard DVD Audio/Video player
and tuner, you may not need to make any additional
audio equipment connections. However, if you have any
external audio components, they should be connected
as follows:

Products with digital audio outputs, such as an external
CD changer, set-top cable box, satellite receiver, video
game console, compatible computer sound card or
HDTV receiver may be connected to either the
Optical 4 or Coaxial 5 Digital inputs.

Connections to the analog audio output of a cable set­top, satellite receiver, or the Left/Right analog output of
a TV set with built-in digital television tuner should be
connected to the TV Audio Inputs B.

You may connect the outputs of any other analog audio
device, such as a phono preamp, video game console,
camcorder, audio recorder or similar to the Analog
Audio Inputs 7. If you are connecting an audio
recorder to the HS 100, the record/in jacks on the
recording device should be connected to the Analog

Audio Outputs 6 on the HS 100.

Video Equipment Connections

Depending on the type of TV set or video display to be
used, connect the HS 100 to the display using one of
the following methods:

• If you have a high-definition, or “digital”, television,

connect the Component Video Outputs B to a
matching set of component inputs on the display.

• If your TV set has only S-video and standard,
composite video inputs, we recommend that the
S-Video Output 9 be used as the connection.

• When a standard, composite video input is all that is
available on the TV set for video input, connect the

Composite Video Output 8 to the TV.

System Connections

Connect the FM antenna supplied with the HS 100,
or an optional, external FM antenna feed to the FM
Antenna Jack D. If the antenna uses 300-ohm
twin-lead cable, you must use an optional 300-ohm to
75-ohm adaptor to make the connection. Assemble
the supplied AM loop antenna so that the tabs at the
bottom of the antenna loop snap into the holes in the
base. Connect the white wire to the “AM” terminal and
the black wire to the GND Terminals E.

Connect the AC power cord to the AC Power Cord
Jack C, and then plug the cord into an unswitched
AC outlet. Note that the ring surrounding the Power
On/Off switch will turn amber to indicate that the
HS 100 is connected to an AC power source and
in the Standby mode.

System Preparation

Remove the protective plastic film from the HS 100’s
front-panel lens. If left in place, this film may affect the
performance of the remote control.

Install the three supplied AAA batteries in the remote,
as shown below.

To remove the battery cover, place your thumb on the
round inset area on the door and gently press upward
until the door slides out. When inserting the batteries
be certain to follow the (+) and (–) polarity indications
that appear at the bottom of the battery compartment.
Replace the battery compartment cover by pressing it
down toward the bottom of the remote until it snaps
into place.

Connecting the AC Power

You are now ready to power up the HS 100 controller
before beginning the final adjustments.

1. Plug the AC power cord into the AC Power Cord

Jack

C

, and then into an unswitched AC outlet.

Note that the Power Indicator

1

will turn orange,

indicating that the unit is in the Standby mode.

2. Turn the HS 100 on either by pressing the Power

On/Off

1

or the Input Source Selector4on

the front panel, or via the remote by pressing the

Power On Button

0

on the remote. The Power

Indicator

1

will turn blue to confirm that the unit is

on, and the Main Information Display



will also

light up.

Congratulations! You have now completed the physical
installation and connection of your HS 100 system and
only a few configuration steps are needed to tailor the
way the HS 100 operates to meet your needs and the
requirements of your listening room. Please continue
with the steps on the following pages to make certain
that your new system delivers all the performance it
was designed to provide.

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SYSTEM SETUP

System Setup

The final step in the installation of the HS 100 is to
establish the system’s configuration. Before proceeding,
make certain that the HS 100 is properly connected to
a video display and an AC power source. Turn on the
video display, and switch its input, if necessary, to the
input connected to the HS 100’s video output.

Turn on the HS 100 by pressing the Power On/Off

Switch  on the front panel or the Power On
Button 0 on the remote. Note that the lighting

surrounding the Power On/Off Switch  will turn
blue, a blue light will surround the front-panel Volume
Control 9, the Information Display 8 will light
and the HS 100 screen will appear on your video
display.

In many cases you will not need to change the default
settings. This is normal, as we have anticipated the typi­cal system setup. Of course, you may return to the
setup menus and change them at any time to reflect a
change in your personal preferences or equipment
selection.

System Defaults

General Functionality of the OSD Menu

The setup and control of the HS 100 takes place in an
advanced user-guided On Screen Display (OSD) menu
system. The OSD can be activated by pressing the OSD

Button

O

on the remote control. Pressing this button

again de-activates the OSD.
The main menu consists of a PLAYER menu,

RADIO menu, TV menu, AUX menu,
DIGITAL IN menu and a SET-UP menu.

The PLAYER menu will show all information and
options available for the disc currently playing. The

RADIO menu will show radio and RDS options. The
TV, AUX and DIGITAL IN menus show the

surround options for these specific audio inputs.The
SET-UP menu will help you configure all audio and
video settings which are normally made only once.

Each main menu contains submenus.These submenus
are shown as icons on the left side of the menu. They
may be selected by moving the white highlighted square
around the icon by pressing the Navigation Buttons

A

. Menus may be activated by pressing the Enter

Button

P

when an icon is highlighted. When the

Enter Button

P

has been pressed, the color of the
icon will change to dark blue and the current settings of
this submenu will appear on the right side of the menu.
Although each menu has various submenus and
settings, they are all navigated in the same way. All sub­menus, settings and options can be accessed with the
help of the Navigation Button

A

and the Enter

Button

P

on the remote control.

å Main Menu Line
∫ Submenus
ç Current Settings
∂ Command Descriptions
é Option Descriptions

To change a setting, simply move the highlight cursor to
the setting you wish to change.This setting will be high­lighted in light blue, and a brief explanation will appear
in the Upper Menu Line on the bottom of your screen,
together with the available options for this setting on the
Lower Menu Line. Use the

M/N

Navigation Buttons

A

to highlight the requested option for this setting.

Press the Enter Button

P

to activate the new

setting.

Setup Menu

The first step in checking or changing the system
defaults is to access the SET-UP Menu. First,
make certain that the HS 100 Controller is properly
connected to a video display, and that power is
connected. For this process, however, you do not
need to load a disc into the unit.

During Stop, Pause or Play mode, if you press the OSD

Button

O

on the remote, the main menu appears on

the screen.
In the SET-UP menu you will find submenus for

making or changing all settings and adjustments for
both the Audio and Video aspects of your HS 100.

To access the SET-UP Menu, press the OSD Button

O

, and press theM/N/K/LNavigation

Buttons

A

until SET-UP is highlighted. Press

Enter Button

P

to activate the SYSTEM

settings:

System Settings

The System Setting submenu contains the following
sections. Follow the explanations in the Upper Menu
Line at the bottom of the screen to change settings.

Display Language: This setting selects the language
that will be used for the HS 100’s OSD menus and
other system messages. The default is English, but you
may also select French, Spanish, German or Italian.

Preferred Subtitle Language: This setting selects the
language used for the display of subtitles. The default
setting is OFF, which plays discs without subtitles. To
set the player so that subtitles will always play in a spe­cific language when they are available, select from any
of the choices shown on the Option Descriptions É
when adjusting this item, as shown above. If you do not
find your preferred language in the list of options, you
may select a preferred language by first pressing the

‹/›

Navigation Buttons k during the setting

adjustment so that OTHER is highlighted. Press the

Enter Button z and then use the Numeric Keys
m to enter the four-digit code listed on page 31 for

the desired language. This selects a preferred subtitle
language, but it will only be available when the disc
being played contains that language. The list of sub­titles available on any given disc is always shown on the
disc jacket, usually at the bottom of the back cover.
Note that the subtitles may also be switched on or off,
or a new language selected during playback using the

Subtitle Button 8, as described on page 21.

Panel Time-Out: This settings selects the time-out

interval for the front-panel Information Display 9.
The default setting is OFF, which disables this feature
so that the front-panel indicators are always illuminated.
You may also choose five to 20 seconds as the length
of time after you press any button on the front panel or
remote for the display to go out. To view the displays
when they are off, press any button on the remote.

Status Bar Time-Out: This setting selects the time-out
interval for the on-screen Status Bar that appears at the
top of your video screen when the Status Button l
is pressed while a disc is playing. During DVD playback,
the status bar shows the current title and chapter, as
well as the elapsed or remaining time in the current
title. You may program the status bar to remain on
screen for either five or 20 seconds after the Status
Button l is pressed. When OFF is selected, the
time-out is disabled, and the status bar will remain on
the screen until the Status Button l or Clear

Button x is pressed.

Parental Control: This setting enables you to restrict

viewing to films or other discs encoded with parental
control information to a specific level or below, and it
also allows you to change the password that must be
entered to change the settings for this option. The
default setting allows all discs to be played, but you
may change the setting so that viewing is controlled
within eight steps, with lower numbers being more

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å

∫

é

∂

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SYSTEM SETUP

restrictive and high numbers allowing more material
to be viewed. The steps correspond to the standard
MPAA ratings symbols as follows. Additional informa­tion about movie ratings is available online at
www.mpaa.org/movieratings.

• Step 1 is equivalent to a “G” rating for general audi­ences with material appropriate for all viewers.

• Step 2 is an intermediate level between “G” and
“PG” rated material.

• Step 3 is equivalent to a “PG” rating.

• Step 4 is equivalent to a “PG-13” rating.

• Step 5 is an intermediate level between “PG-13” and
“R” rated material.

• Step 6 is equivalent to an “R” rating.

• Step 7 is equivalent to an “NC17” rating.

• Step 8 allows all discs to be played, regardless
of their content rating.

To access the Parental Control settings, press the

K/L

Navigation Buttons k until the current

setting on the Parental Control Settings line is high­lighted and press the Enter Button z. Next, enter
the default password by pressing “8888” using the
Numeric Buttons m. Finally, use the

M/N

Navigation Buttons k to highlight the desired
parental control level as shown on the Options
Descriptioins É line as described above. You may
also change the password by highlighting NEW
PASSWORD, pressing Enter Button z and
by following the instructions that appear in the

Command Descriptions ∂ line.

Disc Recognition: This setting controls the Disc

Recognition feature. When turned on, it allows you to
pause a DVD-Video disc, remove it from the player,
play another disc, and then resume the playback of the
original disc at a later time from the point at which you
paused. When a previously played disc is reinserted
in the HS 100, an on-screen status message will ask
whether you wish to start playback from the beginning
of the disc or resume at the point where you left off.
Note that even when the setting is activated, you must

pause

the playback, rather than bring it to a full stop,

and the unit must not be turned off between discs.

PBC Support: This setting controls the activation of
PBC (Play Back Control) Support for VCD discs. If you
plan to play VCD discs, which are a CD-ROM-based
format that predates DVD, we recommend that the set­ting be turned ON.

Screen Saver: This setting controls the activation of
a screen saver that prevents the image of the “splash
screen” from being “burned” into the face of your video
display when a disc is stopped for more than five min­utes. If you use the HS 100 with a plasma display,
direct-view CRT set or a CRT-based projector, we
strongly recommend that the setting be turned ON.

Show Angle Icon: This setting controls the activation
of the Angle Icon. When this setting is turned ON,
the Angle Icon, which is a small image of a movie
camera, will appear in the upper right corner of the
screen when multiple-angle material is available on the
disc being played. When the icon appears, press the
Angle Button v on the remote to switch between
the available views or program material.

Audio Setup Menu

This menu establishes the HS 100’s configuration for
general audio settings, such as preferred language and
digital audio settings.

As with all setup menus, press the OSD Button `
to activate the main menu screen, and then press the

M/N

Navigation Buttons k so that SETUP is

highlighted. Press Enter Button z, and then use
the

M/N/K/L

Navigation Buttons k until the

AUDIO SETUP menu is highlighted within a
white outline and press the Enter Button z again.
Finally, press the

M/N/K/L

Navigation Buttons

e once more to move the highlight to the Control
Settings ç side of the menu screen.

The following adjustments are available on the
AUDIO SETUP menu:

Preferred Audio Language: This setting is used to
select the default language that will be used for pro­gram playback. The factory default setting is English,
but you may choose French, Spanish, German or
Italian by making a selection on the Options
Descriptions É line. To select a language other than
those shown, select OTHER from the choices on
the Options Descriptions É line and press the
Enter Button z. Then, use the Numeric Keys p
to enter the four-digit code listed on page 31 for the
desired language. This selects a preferred audio pro­gram language, but it will only be available when the
disc being played contains that language. The list of
languages available on any given disc is always shown
on the disc jacket, usually at the bottom of the back
cover. Note that the audio playback language may
also be changed at any time during playback using
the Audio Button , as described on page 20,
but any changes made will only be effective during
playback of that disc.

Dynamic Range: This setting allows you to take
advantage of the programming present on some

Dolby Digital recordings to reduce the volume of
louder, peak 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 complaints about
loud volume levels. The HS 100 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 com-

pression so that louder passages are a little quieter.

• MAXIMUM applies more compression so that

louder passages are much softer.

Feel free to experiment with the settings at any time.
Note that if your receiver or processor also allows you
to program the dynamic range setting, also known as
the “Night Mode,” you do not need to make any adjust­ments on the HS 100 and should leave the setting at
MINIMUM.

Delay Unit: This setting selects the measurement sys­tem used in entering delay times when the AUDIO
ADJUSTMENTS menu is activated. Distance
entry in feet is the default, but you may alternatively
choose to enter the distances in meters.

Tone Control: This setting determines whether the
Tone Controls are activated. When OFF is selected,
the audio output is run “flat” with no tone cut or boost.
When ON is selected, the tone control settings made
in the next two adjustments are applied.

Bass Level: When the Tone Control setting (above) is
ON, the amount of bass (low frequency) boost or cut
selected here is applied to the output signal. To change
the setting, make certain that the number at the right
side of the Bass Level Command Descriptions Line is
press the Enter Button P and then use the

Navigation Buttons A to change the setting.

Treble Level: When the Tone Control setting (above)

is ON, the amount of treble (high frequency) boost
or cut selected here is applied to the output signal. To
change the setting, make certain that the number at the
right side of the Treble Level Command Descriptions
Line is press the Enter Button P and then use the

M/N

Navigation Buttons A to change the setting.

DVD Sound Mode: This setting selects the surround

mode that will be used when a DVD is playing. (To set
the surround mode option for another input, such as “TV,”
“Digital In,” “AUX” or the unit’s internal AM/FM tuner, go
to the specific menu for that input.) The factory default
is ORIGINAL, which will play back DVDs in the
format output from the disc, such as Dolby Digital or

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14 SYSTEM SETUP

DTS. To select the mode that will be used when a disc
with two-channel audio is playing, make certain that
the mode name at the right side of the DVD Sound
Mode Command Descriptions Line is highlighted and
then press the Enter Button P. Use the

M/N

Navigation Buttons A to change the setting.

Audio Adjustment

The Audio Adjustment Submenu contains the speaker
delay and output level adjustment settings of the
HS 100. Follow the explanations in the Command
Options ∂ on the bottom of your screen to make
adjustments.

Delay

Due to the different distances between the listening
position for the front and surround channel speakers,
the amount of time it takes for sound to reach your
ears from each set of speakers is different. You may
compensate for this difference through the use of the
delay settings to adjust the timing for specific speaker
placement in your particular home theater or listening
room. Before proceeding, measure the distance
between each speaker and the preferred listening
location.

Next, press the

M/N/K/L

Navigation Buttons

A so that the second of the two AUDIO icons in
the Sub-Menus column ∫ is surrounded by a white
outline, with the icon box turning dark, rather than light,
blue. This is the Audio Settings Menu. Next, press the

M/N/K/L

Navigation Buttons A until the dis-

tance setting under the Front Left speaker title is high­lighted and press the Enter Button P. To change
the setting, press the

M/N

Navigation Buttons A

so that the number highlighted in the Options
Description line é at the bottom of the screen is

the distance from the speaker to the listening position.
Press the Enter Button P when you are done.

Press the

M/N/K/L

Navigation Buttons A to

move across the menu screen to each of the distance
settings under each of the rest of the speaker posi­tions, and repeat the procedure to enter the distance
setting. Note that distance setting for the subwoofer
does not need to be entered, as delay is not a factor
with low-frequency information.

Output Level Adjustment

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

NOTE:

Listeners are often confused about the operation
of the surround channels.While some assume that
sound should always be coming from each speaker,
most of the time there will be little or no sound in the
surround channels.This is because they are only used
when a movie director or sound mixer specifically
places sound there to create ambience, a special
effect or to continue action from the front of the room
to the rear. When the output levels are properly set,
it is normal for surround speakers to operate only
occasionally.Artificially increasing the volume to the
rear speakers may destroy the illusion of an enveloping
sound field, which duplicates the way you hear sound in
a movie theater or concert hall.

For ideal surround playback, the output level from each
channel should be equal, and in most cases the factory
default setting of 0dB should accomplish that. However,
in some cases the specifics of your listening room may
require some adjustments. To adjust the output levels,
first put in a disc with test tones or content you are
familiar with, and that has a reasonably even level with­out a great deal of changes. Then, press the

M/N

/

K/L

Navigation Buttons A until the output level
setting with the factory default of “+0dB” at the bottom
of the list under the Front Left speaker distance setting
is highlighted. If an increase or decrease needs to be
made to the level, press the Enter Button P and
then use the

M/N

Navigation Buttons A so

that the desired level is highlighted in the Options
Description line é at the bottom of the menu
screen. Press the Enter Button P, and then press
the

M/N/K/L

Navigation Buttons A to move

across the menu screen to each of the output level
settings under each of the rest of the speaker positions,
and repeat the procedure to enter the output level off­set, if needed, that brings all of the channels to the
same output volume. You may need to repeat this pro­cedure more than once to accurately set the levels.

Video Setting

This menu establishes the DVD’s configuration for video
format settings such as aspect ratio and output scan.

As with all setup menus, press the OSD Button y
to activate the main menu screen, and then press the

M/N

Navigation Buttons k so that SETUP

is highlighted. Press the Enter Button z, and then
use the

M/N/K/L

Navigation Buttons k until

the VIDEO SETUP menu is highlighted within
a white outline, and press the Enter Button z
again. Finally, press the

M/N

Navigation Buttons

e once more to move the highlight to the Control
Settings ç side of the menu screen.

The following adjustments are available on the Video
Setup menu:

Aspect Ratio: This setting selects the aspect ratio
of video programming. Your choice should be made
according to the shape of your video display and your
personal preferences. Three choices are available:

• 16:9: If you have a widescreen (16:9) display, or a

display that has a widescreen mode, choose this set­ting. With this setting, the HS 100 will adjust the out­put for widescreen movies so that they fill the entire
screen in the proper aspect ratio. Note, however, that
in this setting a disc recorded in the 4:3 aspect ratio
will appear in the widescreen as a boxed image in
the center, with black columns on the left and right
side of the screen. Note that if the widescreen option
is chosen and a widescreen movie is played on a
conventional 4:3 aspect ratio set, the image will be
distorted due to vertical compression.

• 4:3 Letterbox: If you have a standard, 4:3 aspect

ratio video display, choose this setting if you wish to
see the entire frame of the movie as it is recorded
on the disc without any image cutoff at the left and
right sides. While this allows widescreen movies to
be shown in their entirety, they will occupy a smaller
portion of the screen and black “letterbox” bars may
appear at the top and bottom of the screen.

• 4:3 PanScan: If you have a standard, 4:3 aspect

ratio video display and prefer to have widescreen
movies displayed without the black bars at the top
and bottom of the screen, choose this option. Note,
however, that since most DVDs do not contain spe­cial “pan/scan” coding that allows the on-screen
image to follow the action, you may find that while
the image will fill the screen, the vertical spread will
cause it to be cropped at the left and right side.

Scan Type: This setting allows you to select
between progressive and interlaced scanning for the
Component Video Outputs ⁄ to maximize the
image resolution for the type of video display in use.
When all desired setup and configuration entries have
been made, press the OSD Button y to return
the player to normal operation and you are ready to
enjoy the finest in DVD or CD playback. Note that the
output at the S-Video ‚ and Composite Video ª
outputs will always be standard-rate video that is
compatible with any television set or video display.
Two choices are available:

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• Progressive: Select this option if you have a video

display that is compatible with input sources of 480p
or greater. Displays labeled as “HDTV Ready,” includ­ing virtually all large-screen LCD and plasma dis­plays, are compatible with progressive scan.

• Interlaced: Select this option when you are using

an older video display that has Y/Pr/Pb component
inputs, but which is not capable of displaying high
scan rate, or “HD,” signals.

Video Mode: This setting affects only the Com­ponent Video Outputs ⁄, and it controls how the

video signals are optimized for progressive scan dis­play. In most cases, the “automatic” mode is your best
choice, as it senses whether the disc being played was
originally recorded on video or shot on film. However,
in some cases you may wish to compensate for errors
in the disc authoring that occur when the frame rate is
not properly maintained when films are converted to
video. Three choices are available:

• Auto: This is the recommended setting, as it lets the

HS 100 analyze the signals from the DVD and adjust
the output accordingly.

• Movie: Choose this option for optimal playback of

material that was shot on film, even though you are
viewing it on video via a DVD.

• Video: Choose this option for optimal playback of

material that was shot directly to video, such as con­certs and sports programming.

Video Adjustments Menu

This menu allows you to adjust five key parameters
of the video signal to compensate for differences
between HS 100 and other video sources. You may
use either the HS 100’s built-in color bar test signal
or a test disc as the standard for the adjustments. To
ensure that your system is properly optimized, we
strongly recommend that you adjust your video display
using the display’s own controls before making any
changes to the HS 100’s output. Once the display is
properly calibrated with all settings on the HS 100 set
to their midpoint, use the controls on this menu to fine­tune the HS 100’s output.

Due to the nature of these settings, the navigation is
somewhat different from the HS 100’s other menus
and controls. The menu itself is called up in the same
way as the other menus. Press the OSD Button y
to activate the main menu screen, and then press the

K/L

Navigation Buttons k so that SETUP

is highlighted. Press the Enter Button z, and then
use the

M/N/K/L

Navigation Buttons k until

the VIDEO ADJUSTMENTS menu box
(which contains an icon with slider controls and the
word VIDEO, and is located at the bottom of the
column in the Submenus Area ∫) is highlighted
within a white outline. Then press Enter z again.

When you press Enter z the video adjustments will
appear inside a black bar at the top of the screen, with
either the video from a disc being played or the splash
screen shown on the rest of the screen.

To change any of the video adjustments shown at
the top of the screen, first press the

M/N/K/L

Navigation Buttons k so that the “+” to the right
of a parameter name is highlighted to increase the set­ting or “–” to the right of a parameter name is high­lighted to decrease the setting. Then press the Enter
Button z to change the value as shown by the
number of blue lines to the left or right of the center
line. When only the dark center line is shown with no
blue lines, the setting is at the midpoint default value.

When adjusting the Black Level setting, note that the
adjustment available is to either have the setting at the
midpoint, which provides a full “0 to 100” black level
setting, or “full,” which complies with standards for
video with what is called “setup,” or a “7.5 to 100”
black level setting.

Changes to any of the settings may be made with
a test disc playing, or you may use the internal test sig­nal by pressing the

M/N/K/L

Navigation Buttons

k until the word OFF is highlighted next to the
TEST SCREEN line. To activate the test signal,

press the Enter Button z and note that a special
combination test signal, including both color bars and
gray scale along with 100% black and white fields, will
be displayed. To recall the video controls, press the
OSD Button y and then navigate among the set­tings and make any necessary changes following the
steps in the previous paragraph.

Test Screen

With the test screen showing on your video display, the
following adjustments may be made:

• The proper color intensity setting on your TV.

• Proper color adjustments using the color bars, which
should be (left to right) black, white, yellow, cyan
(turquoise), green, magenta, red, blue, black.

• The proper color transition, seen as sharp
separation of the bars.

• The performance of the color circuits in your TV
(with “Video” signals); bar edges should show
no vertical crawling dots.

With the gray scale and the black/white fields below
the color bars, the brightness and contrast of your
screen can be adjusted.

TV Picture Adjustment With Test Screen

Brightness Adjustment:

1. Turn down the color control on your TV until the

color bars are visible in black and white.

2. Adjust the contrast to the lowest level where you still

can see all bars within the gray scale in the test pic­ture separately and clearly.

3. Adjust the brightness so that the bars in the gray

scale are all visible. The bar furthest to the left has to
be as black as possible rather than gray but the next
gradation must clearly be distinct from it. All the bars
in the gray scale should be gradually and evenly
changing from black to white, left to right.

Contrast Adjustment:

1. Adjust the contrast on your TV until you see a bright

white bar in the lower right corner of the screen and
a deep-dark-black bar to the left. The optimal con­trast setting will depend on your preference and the
surrounding light in the TV room.

2. If the brightness of the white bar no longer increases

when the contrast is turned up or the borders of the
white “harman/kardon” letters on top bloom (over­light) into the black areas (drastically decreasing
the sharpness of the type), the contrast has been
turned up too much. Reduce the contrast until these
effects disappear and the video still looks realistic.

3. If you are watching TV with customary surrounding

daylight, adjust the contrast so that a normal video
picture has about the same look as the surroundings
in your room. That way the eye is relaxed when
watching the TV picture. This contrast setting may be
reduced when the surrounding light is dimmed,
thereby usually improving the sharpness of a video
significantly.

4. The gray scale in the middle line needs to have

the same clear difference between each bar as

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before the contrast adjustment. If not, go back to
“

Brightness Adjustment” and repeat Step 3 and then

“

Contrast Adjustment,” making only minor adjust-

ments each time for optimization.

Color and Tint Adjustment

1. When the brightness and contrast are set optimally,
adjust the color control to the level of your prefer­ence. Set the level where the colors look strong but
still natural, not overdone. If the color level is too
high, depending on the TV, some of the bars will
seem wider or the color intensity will not increase
while the control is turned up. Then the color control
must be reduced again. Ultimately, you also should
test the color intensity with a video – e.g., pictures
of natural faces, flowers, fruit and vegetables, and
other common natural articles for an optimal setting
of the color intensity.

2. Use the large white bar below the gray scale to
tweak the warmth of the picture. Every viewer has a
preference as to how the glow of the picture should
be. Some prefer a little colder picture, some a
warmer glow. The Tint function and the white bar
can be used to control this. Adjust the Tint to the
level where you feel the white color has the tone
you prefer.

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BASIC OPERATION

Basic Operation

Once all connections have been made and the proper
configuration settings entered, you are ready to enjoy
the incredible listening and viewing experience made
possible by the HS 100. The pages that follow have all
the information needed to operate the HS 100, but the
following will help get you started with a basic overview.

• To turn on the HS 100, press the ON Button 0
on the remote or the Power On/Off Button  on
the front panel to use the input that was in use when
the HS 100 was turned off.

• The HS 100 may also be turned on with direct
access of a specific input by pressing the Player

3, Radio 2, TV , Aux  or Digital In
 buttons on the remote.

• To select another input, press the Player 3,
Radio 2, TV , Aux  or Digital In 

buttons on the remote to choose the source.

• Turn the Volume Control A or press the Volume
Control Buttons  on the remote to raise or
lower the volume.

• To temporarily silence the output, press the Mute
Button . Press the Mute Button  again or
use the Volume Control A to return to normal
operation.

• Control over the settings for an individual input, such
as DVD playback and navigation or using the tuner is
done through a combination of the on-screen menus
and the remote control and front panel buttons.

Í To access the menu for a specific input, press

the OSD Button O, and then press the

‹/›

Navigation Buttons A until the desired source
(or the Setup menu for global system adjustments)
is highlighted in a light blue box. Note that the cur­rent source will be shown with a white line below
its name while you select another source. Press
the Enter Button P to select the highlighted
source.

Í Consult the pages in this manual pertaining to

each input source for the specific instructions
about using or configuring that source.

Surround Modes

One of the most important features of the HS 100 is
its ability to reproduce a multichannel surround presen­tation from digital sources, analog matrix-encoded
sources or traditional two-channel stereo program
material. In some cases, such as when a Dolby Digital
or DTS source with a 5.1 soundtrack is playing, sur­round mode selection is automatic, regardless of which
mode may be set in an input’s menu. In other cases,
the surround mode may be preset within the individual
input’s menu page. Each time the source is changed,
the HS 100 will automatically change to the Surround
Mode selected for that source.

When a DVD is playing, there may be a number of
different surround mode or audio options such as
a full 5.1 soundtrack in one language, a 2.0 sound­track in different languages, or special commentary
or descriptive tracks for the vision-impaired. You may
select these tracks, when available, during DVD play­back by pressing the Audio Button  and then
using the

‹/› Navigation Buttons A to choose

from the options shown in the on-screen menu.

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TROUBLESHOOTING

If you experience any of the following difficulties while
using the system, use this troubleshooting guide to help
you remedy the problem. Should any problem persist,
consult your authorized Harman Kardon dealer.

No power.

• Is the power cord firmly plugged into the power
outlet?

• The system’s processor may require a reset. In this
event, unplug the player from the power outlet briefly
and then plug it in again.

No picture.

• Check that the system is connected correctly and
securely.

• The video cable may be damaged. Replace it with a
new one.

• Make sure the system is connected to a video input
on the TV (see page 12).

• Make sure the TV is turned on.

• Make sure the correct video input on the TV is
selected for viewing with this system.

There is no sound, or volume is very low.

• Check that the speakers and components are
connected correctly and securely.

• Make sure that you have selected the correct source
on the system.

• Press MUTE on the remote control, if the words
“MUTE ON” are blinking on the front-panel display.

• The protective circuitry has been activated because of
a short circuit. Turn off the system, eliminate the short
circuit problem and turn on the power again.

• An audio interconnect cable is damaged. Replace it
with a new one.

• The system is in pause mode or in slow-motion play
mode, or fast forward or fast reverse. Press

N

to

return to normal play mode.

• Check the speaker settings (see page 16).

The audio channels are reversed.

• Check that the speakers and components are
connected correctly and securely.

Severe hum or noise is heard.

• Check that the speakers and components are
connected securely.

• Check that the connecting cords are away from a
transformer or motor or fluorescent light.

• The audio plugs are dirty. Wipe them with a cloth
slightly moistened with alcohol.

• Clean the disc.

The surround effect is difficult to hear when you
are playing a Dolby Digital soundtrack.

• Check to see whether the Dolby Digital mode is
turned on properly; otherwise, unload and load the
disc again.

• Check the speaker connections.

• Depending on the DVD disc, the output signal may at
times be mono or stereo even if the soundtrack is
recorded in Dolby Digital format.

The sound comes from the center speaker only.

• Depending on the disc, sound may sometimes come
from the center speaker only.This also applies to
mono recordings (from disc or any analog source),
when Pro Logic mode is selected. This is normal.

No sound is heard from the center speaker.

• Adjust center speaker volume (see pages 16).

No sound or only very low volume from the rear
speakers.

• Adjust the rear speaker volume (see page 16).

Radio stations cannot be tuned in.

• Check that the antenna is connected correctly.Adjust
the antenna and connect an external antenna if
necessary.

• No stations have been preset.

• The tuner mode is not selected, select the Radio
mode.

The remote does not function.

• Remove any obstacles between the remote control
and the system.

• Move the remote control closer to the system.

• Point the remote control at the remote sensor on the
front panel.

• Replace all the batteries in the remote control with
new ones if they are weak.

• Check that the batteries are loaded correctly.

The disc does not play.

• There is no disc inside. (“NO DISC” appears
on the front-panel display and the TV screen.) Insert
a disc.

• Insert the disc correctly with the playback side facing
down on the disc tray.

• Clean the disc.

• The system cannot play certain disc types
(see page 3).

• DVD with wrong region code (see page 11).

Playback stops automatically.

• Some discs include an auto pause signal. When
playing such a disc, the system stops playback at the
signal.

Track Skip or Direct Select with numeric buttons,
Search, Slow-Motion Play, Repeat Play or Program
Play, etc., cannot be done.

• Depending on the DVD, some of the above operations
may not be available (playback control with DVD).

The audio language cannot be changed when you
play a DVD.

• Multilingual sound is not recorded on the DVD.

• Changing the language for the sound is prohibited on
the DVD.

The subtitle language cannot be changed when
you play a DVD.

• Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the DVD.

• Changing the language for the subtitles is prohibited
on the DVD.

The subtitles cannot be turned off when you play
a DVD.

• Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to turn
the subtitles off.

The angles cannot be changed when you play
a DVD.

• Multi-angles are not recorded on most DVDs.

• Change the angles when the angle mark appears on
the TV screen.

• Changing the angles is prohibited on some DVDs.

Please also refer to the Troubleshooting guide
contained in the HKTS 7 owner’s manual if you
suspect a problem with the speakers.

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