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BDS

Listening to Audio Sources, Listening to Media via AirPlay  

and Playing Files from USB Devices and Data Discs 

press the Aux button on the remote control. The receiver will switch to the audio input 

that was selected last. subsequent presses of the aux button will advance through the 

audio inputs in the following order: Coax In, Optical In 1, Optical In 2, Aux In 1, Aux In 2 

and HDMI ARC (audio Return Channel). The aux Input Now playing screen will appear on 

the TV or flat-panel display.

AUX allows you to listen to the audio of an external source
device that you have connected to the audio inputs of the BDS.
To toggle through the avaiable inputs press the  AUX button on
the remote repeatedly.

You can program the BDS remote to control external devices
when the AUX button is selected. For additional information on
programming the remote or learning individual button codes of
an external source remote control please refer to the Owners
Manual.

Press the ‘Options’ button and follow the front panel display if
you would like to adjust the Lip sync for this source.

 

COAX IN

In addition to playing the aux source through the receiver, pressing the aux button places 

the remote in the aux-control mode. If you programmed the remote to control an auxiliary 

component (either by entering in a code number or teaching commands to the remote), 

the remote will now operate according to that programming mode. (see Programming 

the Remote Control, on page 13.)
Lip sync delay: when playing an aux source, audio and video processing circuitry may 

create a slight delay between the picture and sound. pressing the Options button lets 

you adjust the audio delay to eliminate “lip sync” errors that may occur between the 

sound and picture in video programs with sound playing through one of the receiver’s 

rear-panel audio inputs. Use the Cursor Up/Down buttons to increase or decrease the 

audio delay until the perceived lip-sync errors disappear and the sound and picture are 

properly synchronized. The amount of audio delay is shown on the receiver’s front-panel 

Information display.

If you have connected a BDs 277 or BDs 577 receiver to a network router that has wi-

fi

®

 capability, you can wirelessly stream audio to it via airplay from compatible apple 

devices with iOs 4.2 or newer that are joined on the same network, and from computers 

that have iTunes 10.1 or newer that are joined on the same network. see Connect to 

Your Home Network, on page 12 for information about connecting to your network, and 

General Settings: Network, on page 17 for information about joining your network.
To initiate AirPlay streaming to the BDS receiver:

 

• To initiate airplay streaming from a computer with iTunes, launch iTunes, click on 

the airplay button that appears at the bottom of the computer’s iTunes window, and 

select “Hk BDs” in the pop-up list that appears.

HK BDS

AirPlay 

Button

Select 

“HK BDS” 

From Pop-Up List

 

• To initiate airplay streaming from an ipod, iphone or ipad device, tap the airplay 

button on the device’s screen and select “Hk BDs” in the speaker-selection list that 

appears.

The airplay audio stream will break in (the OsD will display an “airplay activated” 

message) and interrupt the source that is currently playing through the BDs receiver. The 

airplay screen will appear on the OsD.

AirPlay

Artist:Jugalbandi

Song:Previously Disenchanted

Album:Yellow Star Mailing List

8:22/14:57

Press “Stop” to abort AirPlay

Use the remote’s Transport Control buttons to control playback.
To terminate airplay streaming and return to the previously playing source, press the 

remote’s stop button at any time while the airplay screen is displayed.

your BDs receiver can play Mp3 (up to 320kbps bitrate) audio files, display Jpeg photos 

and show Mpeg 1 (layer 1), Mpeg 2 (layers 2 and 3), and Divx home theater profile audio/

video files stored on a UsB device or a CD/DVD data disc. 
IMPORTANT: Only media in the FAT32 file system are compatible with your BDS receiver. 
To access files on a device inserted into the receiver’s UsB port, press the Home button 

and select UsB from the source list on the screen.

Home Menu

USB

DLNA

Bluetooth

YouTube

Pandora

Picasa

Type: USB

Size: 123.062MB

FS: FAT32

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Regardless of the device’s file structure, the screen will first show three individual folders 

named “photo,” “Music,” “Video” and “aVCHD (high-definition video files from aVCHD 

camcorders).” select the type of media you want to play from these three folders.

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Type:Folder

USB

Photo

Music

Video

AVCHD

Options

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