Harman Kardon DAL 150 Owners Manual - Page 14

Symptom, Possible Cause, Solution

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Symptom No icon in systray Possible Cause USB port needs to be reset No sound from home audio system Output mode set incorrectly when an MP3 selection is playing Home audio system not able to process selected output mode 14 Solution Unplug DAL 150 from USB port or hub, and then plug it in again. Double-click on the"hk" logo in the systray, and make sure the correct output mode has been selected. Make sure to click on the"OK" button to enter the selection. Since analog audio input jacks look similar to coaxial digital audio input jacks, make sure you have plugged the coaxial digital audio cable into the correct input jack, and that your home audio system includes a coaxial digital audio (S/P-DIF) input. If your home audio system features a coaxial digital audio input jack, then it is most likely capable of processing data in the PCM format. Double-click on the "hk" logo in the systray, and make sure that the MP3 to PCM mode has been selected. Enter the selection by clicking the "OK" button. If your home audio system features onboard MP3 decoding, and you have selected the MP3 to MP3 output mode for the DAL 150, you may wish to check the bit rate of your MP3 selection to ensure that it is not higher than the bit rate capable of being decoded by your home audio system.

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Symptom
Possible Cause
Solution
No icon in systray
USB port needs to be reset
Unplug DAL 150 from USB port or hub,
and then plug it in again.
No sound from home audio system
Output mode set incorrectly
Double-click on the“hk” logo in the systray,
when an MP3 selection is playing
and make sure the correct output mode
has been selected. Make sure to click on
the“OK” button to enter the selection.
Home audio system
Since analog audio input jacks look similar
not able to process
to coaxial digital audio input jacks, make
selected output mode
sure you have plugged the coaxial digital
audio cable into the correct input jack,
and that your home audio system includes
a coaxial digital audio (S/P-DIF) input.
If your home audio system features a
coaxial digital audio input jack, then it is
most likely capable of processing data in
the PCM format. Double-click on the “hk”
logo in the systray, and make sure that the
MP3 to PCM mode has been selected. Enter
the selection by clicking the “OK” button.
If your home audio system features
onboard MP3 decoding, and you have
selected the MP3 to MP3 output mode
for the DAL 150, you may wish to check
the bit rate of your MP3 selection to
ensure that it is not higher than the bit
rate capable of being decoded by your
home audio system.