BDS 280/580 3D Blu-rayTM Disc System Applicable to all BDS x80 models Owner’s Manual
BDS 280/580 Introduction 3 Description and Features 3 Unpacking 3 Included Items 3 Installation Location 4 BDS Front Panel Controls and Connections 5 BDS Rear Panel Controls and Connections 6 Remote Control Functions 7 Connections 9 Preparing the Remote Control 12 Setting up the System 14 Using the BDS System 15 Using the Disc Player 15 Using DLNA 16 Streaming Services 16 Playing Files from USB Devices and Data Discs 16 Listening to Audio Sources 18 Listening
BDS 280/580 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Harman Kardon BDS 3D Blu-ray Disc™ system. The Harman Kardon BDS systems are sleek, high-performance 2.1 (BDS 280) and 5.1 (BDS 580) channel 3D Blu-ray Disc™ system with high fidelity amplified sound.
BDS 280/580 • • One EzSet/EQ™ Microphone Two Wi-Fi Antennas • One HDMI Cable • Three AAA Batteries Installation Location Installation Location • To ensure proper operation and to avoid the potential for safety hazards, place the unit on a firm and level surface. When placing the unit on a shelf, be certain that the shelf and any mounting hardware can support the weight of the product. • Provide adequate space behind the system for ventilation.
BDS 280/580 Moving the System Installation Location BDS Front Panel Controls and Connections Before moving the system, first disconnect it from AC power and then remove any interconnection cables to other components. Cleaning When the system gets dirty, wipe it with a clean, soft, dry cloth. If necessary, and only after unplugging the AC power cord, wipe it with a soft cloth dampened with mild soapy water, then a fresh cloth with clean water. Wipe it dry immediately with a dry cloth.
BDS 280/580 BDS Rear Panel Controls and Connections Press this capacitive button to turn the BDS system ON. If the system is already ON, press this button to push the system to Standby, Sleep or OFF mode. BDS Rear Panel Controls and Connections The following table describes the different modes along with the LED display.
BDS 280/580 7. Subwoofer Output: Use the supplied mono RCA audio cable to connect this jack to the subwoofer’s Line-Level IN LFE jack. 8. Antenna Wi-Fi: Connect the antenna accessory labeled Wi-Fi here for improved Wi-Fi reception. 9. FM Radio Antenna Output: Connect the supplied FM antenna to this terminal. 10. Coaxial Digital Audio (S/PDIF) Input: Connect the coaxial digital output of an audio source component here.
BDS 280/580 NOTE: To conserve energy you can have the system automatically enter the Standby mode whenever no control buttons have been pressed and no audio signal has been present for 15 minutes. • • Sleep (Power indicator glows solid amber): The Sleep mode mutes the BDS system’s outputs and shuts off its OSD and front-panel display, but allows the system to automatically turn on and play audio in response to a signal from an AirPlay device or a Bluetooth device.
BDS 280/580 Connections Red, Green, Yellow and Blue buttons: When the BDS system is playing a Blu-ray Disc recording, these buttons can activate features and menus that may vary from disc to disc. Refer to the menu instructions for each particular disc for more information. NOTE: These Blu-ray Disc functions may override the Bookmark, Thumbnail, Program and Zoom functions.
BDS 280/580 Connections Connecting Your HDMI Source Devices If you have any source devices with an HDMI connector, using it will provide the best possible video and audio performance quality. Since the HDMI cable carries both digital video and digital audio signals, you do not have to make any additional audio connections for devices you connect via an HDMI cable.
BDS 280/580 Connections Connecting the IR Remote Input The BDS system is equipped with an IR Remote Input connector that lets you remotely control the system when you place it inside a cabinet or in a location that is out of the line of sight of the remote control. Connect an external IR receiver to the system’s IR Remote Input connector.
BDS 280/580 NOTE: iOS version 5 or higher is required for iOS Wi-Fi sharing. 1. Select Configure Wi-Fi by iOS from the Setup Wi-Fi list. A pop-up will be displayed on your iOS device. 2. Select Allow to confirm that you want to share your Wi-Fi settings. 3. The connection should now be established automatically. Check the status on your TV for confirmation WPS PBC (Push Button Control) 1. Select WPS PBC from the Setup Wi-Fi list. 2. Press the WPS button on the rear panel of the BDS. 3.
BDS 280/580 2. Turn on your auxiliary component. 3. Short press the aux button and then release it. NOTE: The remote will remain in the programming mode for 20 seconds; you must perform step 4 within that time period. 4. Aim the remote towards the component you just turned on and enter a set-up code number from step 1, above.
BDS 280/580 Setting up the System NOTE: Punch-through channel and transport commands will override the existing commands for those buttons in the source modes you program. To undo Punch-through programming, follow the same steps as above, but press the same source button in step 1 and step 3. Erasing a Learned Code and Restoring the Original Button Code 1. Press and simultaneously hold down the Aux and Bookmark (green) buttons on the BDS remote control for at least three seconds.
BDS 280/580 Using the BDS System Home Menu Press the to display the Home Menu screen: If a disc has been inserted into the system’s built-in disc slot, it will be displayed on the list as either CDDA (CD), DVD Video (DVD) or Blu-ray Disc. If you have inserted a USB device into the system’s USB port, it will appear on the list as USB. NOTE: Digital and analog audio sources connected to the system’s rearpanel digital and line inputs will not appear on the list.
BDS 280/580 Playback Features Content play back control (Picture): You can control the picture using the buttons such as Play/Pause/Stop/Previous/Repeat/Next/Rotate/Zoom. NOTE: The unit shall support the background music and picture slideshow simultaneously. Content play back control (Music): You can control the picture using the buttons such as Play/Pause/Stop/Previous/Repeat/Next/Rotate/Backward/Forward.
BDS 280/580 • Play Mode: Plays songs in their normal order, in random order (until you press the Stop button) or in shuffle order (plays each song in the folder one time in random order, then returns to the directory). • Bitrate: Shows the bitrate of the song currently playing. • Advance: Performs a rapid, audible search forward through the song. Replay: Each press of the OK button jumps back ten seconds during play.
BDS 280/580 Playing Videos To play videos in BDS system: 1. In the top directory, select the Video or AVCHD folder. 2. Select a folder containing video files and highlight a video file in the active folder. The video will automatically play. If there are other video files in the folder, the BDS system will play each one in the order they appear on the on-screen menu. • • Use the Play, Pause, Stop, Prev/Step, Next/Step, Search Forward/Slow and Search, Reverse/Slow buttons to control music file playback.
BDS 280/580 Listening to Media via AirPlay® Bluetooth Configuring BDS for Speaker System Bluetooth connectivity lets you stream audio wirelessly from a device that has been paired with the BDS system. After you have paired the BDS system with a Bluetooth device, you can select “Bluetooth” as the active source from the Home Menu. Before you use your BDS, you need to configure it to work with your particular speaker system.
BDS 280/580 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Problems The system does not power up (the Power indicator is not lit) Sound plays through the speakers, but there is no TV picture There is no sound coming from just the subwoofer There is a constant hum in the sound Solutions • Check whether the system’s Power cord is properly plugged into the system’s AC Power connector. • Check that the Power cord is plugged into a working AC outlet.
BDS 280/580 Troubleshooting Problems The disc does not play Solutions • Check that the disc is inserted correctly (label side up). • Check that the disc is the correct type: BD Video (single-layer or double-layer), • DVD-Video, DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, CDDA (CD digital audio), CD-R/RW. Other disc types will not play. • Check that the disc surface is clean and not scratched. • Check that the disc surface is clean and not scratched.
BDS 280/580 Specifications Specifications BDS 280/580 Audio Section Frequency Response @1W 20Hz – 20kHz, ±0.5dB Slew rate 40V/ųsec Continuous average power, stereo mode 65 Watts per channel, 20Hz – 20kHz, @ <1% THD, both channels driven into 6 ohms Input sensitivity/impedance (line inputs) 250mV/> 10kΩ Signal-to-noise ratio (IHF-A) –90 dB FM tuner section Frequency range 87.5MHz – 108.
BDS 280/580 Aux Component Remote-Control Code List Aux Component Remote-Control Code List TV/DVR Manufacturer Code Numbers A MARK 0132 0122 ACER 0143 1167 1105 Manufacturer 1088 1088 1105 ADMIRAL 0192 ADVENT 0151 1023 AIWA 0027 1110 AKAI 0053 1093 1089 1056 1042 1022 1020 1011 AKAL 0160 0123 AKURA 1020 ALBA 1040 AMPRO 0164 ANAM 0122 0112 0109 0106 0045 ANSONIC 1049 1144 1145 1146 1147 1053 1020 1148 AOC 0128 0123 0122 0037 0146 0150 APEX 0154 2014
BDS 280/580 Aux Component Remote-Control Code List TV/DVR Manufacturer Code Numbers DIGIFUSION 1184 DIGITREX 1192 DISH NETWORK 0188 DIXI 1022 DORIC 1029 DUMONT 1201 1199 DUMONT-FINLUX 1044 1012 DYNASTY 0045 DYNATECH 0063 DYNATRON 1022 1020 DYNEX 0014 0083 0107 1095 2012 ELBE 1211 1105 ELCIT 1032 1023 ELECTROGRAPH 0064 ELECTROHOME 0132 1096 1088 1023 0048 0113 EMERSON 0205 0162 0159 0158 0139 0132 0128 0123 0126 1195 1088 1023 Code Numbers FUTURETE
BDS 280/580 Aux Component Remote-Control Code List TV/DVR Manufacturer Code Numbers INKEL 0120 INNO HIT 1068 INSIGNIA 0099 0107 INTERFUNK 1104 1088 1056 1023 1022 1020 INTERVISION 1121 1119 1118 1117 1115 1114 1113 1111 ISIS 1186 1033 1024 1116 Manufacturer Code Numbers LLOYTRON 0173 LODGENET 0069 LOEWE 0227 1027 LOEWE OPTA 1088 1023 1022 1020 LOGIK 0069 1099 1091 1047 1038 LUMA 1022 LUXMAN 0128 LUXOR 1058 0145 0077 0172 ITT 1100 1092 1046 1040
BDS 280/580 Aux Component Remote-Control Code List TV/DVR Manufacturer Code Numbers MITSUBISHI 0168 0167 0160 0128 0123 0115 0077 1124 1092 1091 1090 1089 1083 1082 1079 1077 1076 1075 1057 1050 1046 1043 1039 1038 1034 1029 1023 1022 1020 1013 1011 1010 1007 MOTOROLA 2005 MTC 0176 MURPHY 1021 NATIONAL 0182 0181 0148 1018 0125 0123 1043 1010 NECKERMANN 1102 1088 NEON 1182 NIKEI 0045 NOBLEX 1204 1205 NOKIA 1100 1092 1046 1040 NORDMENDE 1094
BDS 280/580 Aux Component Remote-Control Code List TV/DVR Manufacturer Code Numbers RFT 1127 Manufacturer Code Numbers SOUNDESIGN 0128 1122 SPECTRICON 0122 RTF 1023 SSS 0045 RUNCO 0153 SAA 0183 SABA 1094 1093 1088 1080 1059 1056 1024 1023 1017 1009 SALORA 1058 1018 SAMPO 0128 0123 0059 SAMSUNG 0226 0145 0132 0128 0124 0022 0020 1226 1208 1205 SANYO SBR 0152 1125 0044 1124 1123 0046 1204 1068 1022 2003 0054 0026 0091 1092 STERN 1198 SUNKAI
BDS 280/580 Aux Component Remote-Control Code List TV/DVR Manufacturer Code Numbers TRIUMPH 1199 TRUTECH 0055 UHER 1044 ULTRAVOX 1088 1023 UNIVERSUM 1201 1102 Manufacturer Code Numbers ABC 3011 ALLEGRO 3111 AMERICAST 3212 AMINO 3015 ARCHER 3112 1012 BELCOR 3113 VIDEO CONCEPTS 0160 BT CABLE 4007 VIDEOCON 1188 CABLE STAR 3113 3033 VIDIKRON 0235 CABLETIME 4016 4012 4011 4008 VIDTECH 0128 3021 4032 4033 VIEWSONIC 0011 0038 VIORE 0245 0237 VISTRON 1194
BDS 280/580 Aux Component Remote-Control Code List CABLE BOX Manufacturer Code Numbers GENERAL 3210 3054 INSTRUMENT GOODMIND 3112 HANLIN 3208 3175 3099 3056 HITACHI 3188 3001 JASCO 3111 JERROLD 3210 3188 3162 3097 3073 3017 3011 3002 4022 4001 3117 LINSAY 3118 MACOM 3191 MAGNAVOX 3068 3019 3017 MOTOROLA 3022 3023 3021 MOVIE TIME 3101 3031 3100 Code Numbers SCIENTIFIC 3222 3221 3203 3183 3038 4025 4006 4005 4039 3053 ATLANTA 4026 SEAM 3121 SIGNAT
BDS 280/580 Aux Component Remote-Control Code List SATELLITE TUNERS Manufacturer Code Numbers AIWA 6141 AKAI 6033 ALBA 6111 ALPHASTAR 5172 GOODMANS 6111 ALPHASTAR DBS 5150 GRUNDIG 5074 ALPHASTAR DSR 5142 5155 5163 Manufacturer Code Numbers GOLDEN 6020 INTERSTAR 6001 6090 6067 6053 5004 6111 6106 5005 5006 6015 AMSTRAD 6132 HITACHI ANKARO 6121 HOUSTON ASTRO 6183 6182 6181 6178 6177 6176 6180 6179 TRACKER HUGHES 5189 5137 6121 HUMAX 5072 6007 BIRDVIEW
BDS 280/580 Aux Component Remote-Control Code List SATELLITE TUNERS Manufacturer Code Numbers PACE 5187 5028 5043 5082 6124 6067 6064 6063 6053 6048 6017 6039 PACE MSS SERIES 6067 PANASONIC 5169 5066 5157 5053 6124 Manufacturer Code Numbers SCHNEIDER 6053 SIEMENS 6090 6038 SKY 5043 5044 6006 6017 SKY MASTER 6133 SKYLAB 6121 5062 5041 6029 5093 5091 5090 5033 6063 6053 6031 SONY 5105 PANSAT 5120 STAR CHOICE DBS 5159 PERSONAL CABLE 5118 STARCAST 5047
