HS300 Some semiconductor (solid state) devices can be damaged easily by static electricity. Such components commonly are called Electrostatically Sensitive (ES) Devices. Examples of typical ES devices are integrated circuits and some field effect transistors and semiconductor "chip" components.
HS300 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS The following check should be performed for the continued protection of the customer and service technician. LEAKAGE CURRENT CHECK Measure leakage current to a known earth ground (water pipe, conduit, etc.) by connecting a leakage current tester...
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HS300 PACKAGE (230V EU version) Part No. Description Qty. 1 0100BZXWE237 Carton box HS300 EU version 0100BZXWE238 Carton box HS300 US version Barcode label 3 0100YSSM1E265 Owner manual HS300 US version 0100YSSM1E266 Owner manual HS300 EU version Plastic bag for manual 25*35cm...
If the LED remains red, bring the HS 300 to an authorized Harman Kardon service provider. Open/Close: Press this button to open or close the disc drawer.
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HS300 FRONT-PANEL CONTROLS Standby/On Open/Close Power Indicator Disc Drawer Volume Control Message Display and Indicators Headphone Jack USB 1 Port NOTE: To make it easier to follow the instructions throughout the manual that refer to this illustration, a copy of this page may be downloaded from the Product Support section at...
HS300 REAR-PANEL CONNECTIONS AM Antenna Terminals: Auxiliary Analog Audio Inputs: Assemble the AM loop antenna supplied These jacks may be used to and make sure to connect the white wire to the “AM” terminal and the connect an audio-only source component (e.g., tape deck). Do not black wire to the “GND”...
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HS300 REAR-PANEL CONNECTIONS Coaxial Digital Optical Digital Auxiliary Analog Audio Output Audio Input AM Antenna Audio Inputs Coaxial Digital Analog TV Analog Audio Outputs Audio Inputs Audio Input USB 2 Subwoofer Remote Component Video S-Video Monitor AC Power Input...
HS300 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS The HS 300 remote is capable of controlling four devices, including the receives codes transmitted by your source component’s original remote HS 300 with its internal disc player and tuner, as well as a TV and through this lens.
HS300 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS NOTE: To make it easier to follow the instruc- tions throughout the manual that refer to this illustration, a copy of this page may be down- loaded from the Product Support section at www.harmankardon.com.
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HS300 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS Audio: chapters. Press the button once to select the starting point (“A”), and Press this button while a DVD is playing to display the current a second time to select the end of the passage (“B”). Press the button audio track information and to select another audio format.
Digital Audio Connections harman/kardon HS300 Coaxial Optical Output Input CONNECTIONS Video Connections Component Composite There are different types of audio and video connections used to Figure 1 – Binding-Post Speaker Terminals With S-Video Banana Plugs connect the HS 300 to the speakers and video display, and to connect any source devices to the HS 300.
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HS300 INSTALLATION You are now ready to connect the various components to the HS 300. Step Three – Connect the Antennas Before beginning, make sure that all components, including the HS 300, Connect the FM and AM antennas to their terminals. Keep in mind that the are turned completely off and their power cords are unplugged.
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HS300 INSTALLATION Table 2 – Recommended Source Component Connections Device Type HS 300 Source Input Audio Connections Video Connections VCR, DVR, PVR, • AUX • Analog inputs and outputs • Connect recorder’s video output directly TiVo ® or other...
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HS300 INSTALLATION Digital Camera, Flash Drive, Hard Disc Drive AC Input, and plug the other end of the cord into a working, unswitched AC outlet. See Figure 24. If you are using any external components with The HS 300 is equipped with two independent USB ports for use with the HS 300 system, you may plug those into AC power at this time.
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HS300 INSTALLATION STEPS At the factory, the codes to operate the HS 300 are preprogrammed. If you have other source devices in your system, follow these steps to program the correct codes into the remote. 1. Using the codes in Tables A9–A13 of the Appendix, look up the product type (e.g., TV, cable TV box) and the brand name of your...
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Alternatively, you learning process. may wish to consider purchasing Harman Kardon’s optional TC 30 activity-based remote, which is programmed by accessing a large data- base of product codes on the Internet. The TC 30 is also capable of “learning”...
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HS300 INSTALLATION Pressing the Open/Close Button will also select the Disc Player as the source input, and open the disc drawer. c) Using the remote, press any one of these buttons: TV, DISC, RADIO, D-IN, USB 1 or USB 2, the HS 300 will select that source. See Figure 31.
HS300 INITIAL SETUP Before you begin enjoying your new home theater, a few adjustments Most of the screen contains the various configuration settings, with the should be made to configure the system. current setting displayed to the right. Use the Navigation buttons to highlight a setting.
HS300 INITIAL SETUP PREFERRED SUBTITLE LANGUAGE: This setting selects the language STATUS BAR TIME-OUT: This setting selects the timeout interval for used for the display of subtitles. The default setting is OFF, to play discs the on-screen Status Bar that appears at the top of your video screen without subtitles.
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HS300 INITIAL SETUP If you have entered the password correctly, the ratings levels will be DISC RECOGNITION: The setting for the Disc Recognition feature, displayed on the options line. See Figure 38. when turned on, allows you to stop a DVD-Video disc, remove it from the player, play another disc, and then resume playback of the original disc at a later time from the point at which you paused.
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HS300 INITIAL SETUP Step Two – Audio Setup louder passages are a little bit quieter. • MINIMUM applies more compression so that louder passages are In this step you may make adjustments to the audio settings using the much softer.
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HS300 INITIAL SETUP Use the ‹ / › Buttons to move the cursor to the submenu icons on the If you are using an SPL meter with a disc containing test tones, adjust the level of each channel so that the meter reads 75dB. If you don’t...
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HS300 INITIAL SETUP • 4:3 PanScan: If you have a standard, 4:3 aspect ratio video display using the HDMI Output, the display sends information to the HS 300 and prefer to view widescreen movies without the black bars at the that indicates the highest video resolution it is capable of handling, and top and bottom of the screen, choose this option.
HS300 INITIAL SETUP To change any of the video adjustments shown at the top of the screen, 2. Adjust the contrast to the lowest level where you still can see all use the Navigation Buttons to highlight the “+” to the right of a parame- bars within the gray scale in the test picture separately and clearly.
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HS300 INITIAL SETUP Step Six – Configure Sources This is the last step in the configuration process. It is necessary so that the correct inputs are selected as you use various sources with your HS 300. NOTE: If you have not connected any devices to the TV or D-IN input jacks on the HS 300, then you may skip this step.
HS300 OPERATION Now that you have installed and configured your system components, audio materials, even 0dB may be too high, allowing for damage to you are ready to begin enjoying your home theater system. equipment. Turning On the HS 300 When you have plugged in the HS 300, the Power Indicator surrounding the power switch should light up in amber.
HS300 OPERATION decreasing one and increasing the other by the same amount – The adjustment is called DVD Sound Mode for the Disc Player, and using the Audio Adjustments submenu. This achieves the same is adjusted using the System Audio Setup submenu. There is no effect as using a balance control.
HS300 OPERATION USING THE HS 300 DISC PLAYER Loading Discs To load discs in the HS 300, first turn it on by pressing in the Thanks to advanced digital technology, the HS 300 features an internal Standby/On Switch or the Open/Close button on the top panel or the DVD-Audio/Video disc player within its low-profile chassis.
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HS300 OPERATION • Load CDs or DVD-Audio discs, with the label side up. • VCD2.0 discs will begin play automatically, similar to a conventional audio CD. Not all VCDs will play on the HS 300. VCDs containing raw • When loading DVD-Video discs with printed labels, load them label MPEG files will not play.
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HS300 OPERATION NOTE: Fast search is available when DVD-Audio, MP3 and WMA discs are playing. Search speeds available may vary for different types of discs. • When a DVD is playing, you may move forward or backward through the disc in slow motion by first pressing the Pause Button and then pressing the Search/Slow Forward or Search/Slow Reverse Buttons.
HS300 OPERATION DVD PLAYBACK Zoom The HS 300’s advanced digital video processing circuits include a Using a DVD’s Menu Zoom feature that allows you to enlarge the image of a DVD, VCD or One of the unique features of the DVD system is that it offers a produc- JPEG for closer examination of a particular part of the picture.
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HS300 OPERATION Player Information Menu The top line shown in the contents section of Figure 62 is the current title. Move the cursor to highlight this line and press the Enter button The HS 300’s Player Information menu displays disc information and to view a list of all the titles on the disc.
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HS300 OPERATION Video Bit Rate: This line displays the video bit rate up to the maximum the time display options are Group Elapsed, Group Remaining, Track of 10 Mbps. This indication will vary as a disc is played in response to Elapsed and Track Remaining.
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HS300 OPERATION Audio Soundtracks Setup menu for the disc currently being played. The unit will revert to its default setting with the next disc. Many DVDs contain more than one audio soundtrack. On many discs, you will find multiple languages, while others will offer a choice of differ- Subtitles (DVD-Video Discs Only) ent audio formats or mixes (e.g., Dolby Digital or DTS), while some will...
HS300 OPERATION Repeat Play The HS 300 offers several repeat functions that allow you to take advantage of the capacity of the unit for unattended playback. Press the Repeat button once to display the Repeat/Random Status Bar on-screen. See Figure 69. Press the Repeat Button again to cycle through the options, or press the Enter Button and scroll through the options: Figure 69 –...
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HS300 OPERATION CD PLAYBACK Time Search Function: While the disc is in Play mode, you may begin playback from a specific time in the track or disc by navigating until the Many functions of the HS 300 operate the same way for CD playback time is highlighted.
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HS300 OPERATION Repeat Play Random Play The HS 300 offers several repeat functions for CDs that allow you to The Random Play function will play all of the tracks on a CD in a take advantage of the capacity of the unit for unattended playback: random order, as selected by the HS 300.
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HS300 OPERATION MP3, WINDOWS MEDIA AND JPEG PLAYBACK MP3 or WMA Disc Playback MP3 and WMA discs may contain 200 tracks or even more. To get the The HS 300 will recognize data on CD-ROM discs and USB devices...
HS300 OPERATION • Due to the differences in various versions of the MP3 and You may view thumbnails of the images in the selected folder by press- WMA formats, and the many differences between the CD-R ing the Disc Menu Button. When the images appear on screen, you may...
HS300 OPERATION VCD PLAYBACK DVDs. The elapsed time will appear as a graphic temperature bar, with additional lines added as more of the track or disc is played. VCD, a video-playback format that predates DVD, is based on a different compression format than DVD and uses a recording method that is similar to CD.
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HS300 OPERATION PROGRAMMING A PLAYLIST You may program a playlist for any type of disc except for VCDs by following these steps: 1. If the disc is playing press the Stop button. Playlists may only be programmed in Stop mode.
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HS300 OPERATION Alternatively, press the Playlist Button to toggle the Playlist setting d) If you wish to add a track that was not previously programmed between Disc and Programmed order. See Figure 86. into your playlist, then scroll to its play order number, select it and program it into the list using either option a) to add it to the end of the list or option b) to program it to a specific place in the list.
HS300 OPERATION USING THE HS 300 TUNER Station: The Station column lists your preset stations by name. Press the Enter Button to listen to the highlighted station, and press the Enter Select the HS 300 tuner as the source either by pressing the RADIO...
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HS300 OPERATION Select a preset station by following one of these steps: 1. With the cursor anywhere on the screen except in the Frequency column, use the Numeric Keys to directly enter the desired preset number, and press the Enter Button to begin listening to that station.
HS300 OPERATION SELECTING AN EXTERNAL SOURCE As explained in the Installation and Initial Setup sections, you may connect the audio outputs of an external source device, such as a cable television set-top box, to any of the HS 300’s analog or digital inputs.
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HS300 OPERATION the appropriate output jacks, insert blank media and make sure the Many of the elements of the screen are similar to the Disc Player recorder is turned on and recording while the source is playing. Information screen used to navigate CDs.
• Amplifier is in protection mode • Contact your local Harman Kardon service center due to internal problems No sound from surround or • Incorrect surround mode • Select a mode other than Stereo center speakers •...
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HS300 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE SYMPTOM CAUSE SOLUTION Some remote buttons do not operate • Function not permitted at this time • With most discs, some functions are not permitted at certain during DVD play; prohibited symbol times (e.g., Track Skip) or at all (e.g., direct audio track Ø...
HS300-volume button HS300-RE10 0100SJHS100E011 HS300 plastic part HS300-pedestal underlay HS300-RE11 Transparent PC 0100SJHS100E012 HS300 plastic part HS300-len for tray door(2mm width) HS300-RE12 0100SJHS300E002 HS300 plastic part HS300-len for VFD(3mm width) HS300-RE02 Φ45.5*Φ9.5mm 0100FZQT153 Astigmatism PVC Between volume button and PCB...
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HS300 HS300 Mechanical Parts List Part Number Description Specification Qty Location Note Connect CN503 on SMPS and CN602 on 0147CNTLJX7E176 Connect cable 2.54-2.0-6Y-310mm-B 1819C (B) Connect CN508 on SMPS and CN14 on 0147CNTLJX7E358 Connect cable 2.54-2.0-4Y-210mm-A mainboard(M) Connect CN9 on mainboard (L) and CN303...
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A+5V J301 HS300 MUTE_R SCART CONNECTOR, RIGHT ANGLE, FEMALE R300 TV FUNCTION PIN8(V) PIN16(V) SWITCH FORMAT0 FORMAT1 4.7K D300 R301 1N4148 D-12V SCART Inactive (Standby) Q300 SCART Active Auto Switch to 4:3 Aspect Ratio 10UF/16V SCART_IN_R 8050 Q301 SCART Active Auto Switch to 16:9 Aspect Ratio R366 2.2k...
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