Harman Kardon The Bridge III User manual
The Bridge III
DOCKING STATION FOR
iPod AND iPhone
OWNER’S MANUAL
2
Congratulations! With The Bridge III, you are entering
the new world of entertainment made possible
by combining the incredible storage capacity and
playback flexibility of an iPod or iPhone with the sonic
power of your Harman Kardon®system.
With a single cable, your iPod or iPhone is connected,
and all you need is your remote control to get started!
Features
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Harman Kardon product
s0LAYSCONTENTFROMACOMPATIBLEI0ODORI0HONE
through your Harman Kardon system
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PATIBLEI0ODANDI0HONEMODELSWHENAVAILABLEON
THEDEVICE
s#ONTROLSYOURI0ODORI0HONEUSINGTHE
Harman Kardon remote
s%ASYTRACKSELECTIONWITHONSCREENNAVIGATION
s#HARGESI0ODTOUCHNDGENERATIONI0HONE'I0OD
nano 4th generation, iPod touch 1st generation, iPod
NANORDGENERATIONI0ODCLASSICI0HONEI0ODNANO
NDGENERATIONI0ODTHGENERATIONI0ODNANOST
generation, iPod 4th generation, iPod mini
Included
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appropriate dock adapter
Compatibility
The Bridge IIIISCOMPATIBLEWITHALL4HE"RIDGEAND
4HE"RIDGE)))READY(ARMAN+ARDONRECEIVERS!SOF
the printing of this manual, these models include:
s!UDIOVIDEOANDSTILLIMAGEPLAYBACK
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The Bridge III is compatible with most iPod models
EQUIPPEDWITHDOCKCONNECTORS'ORLATERANDTHE
I0HONE'ANDI0HONE6IDEOANDSTILLIMAGEPLAYBACK
ISONLYPOSSIBLEWITHPHOTOANDVIDEOCAPABLEI0OD
MODELSTHATSUPPORTVIDEOBROWSINGTHEI0ODCLASSIC
ANDI0ODNANORDANDTHGENERATIONS
INTRODUCTION
iPod not included
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INSTALLATION
INSTALLING
With only a single cable connection, The Bridge III is
easy to connect to your Harman Kardon product.
Step One: Turn off the Harman Kardon The Bridge
)))READYPRODUCTUSINGITSMAINPOWERSWITCH
Step Two: Holding the cable with the wider part of
the connector at the bottom, gently squeeze the tabs
on each side as you insert it into the connector on the
REARPANELOFTHE(ARMAN+ARDONPRODUCT3EE&IGURE
&IGUREn4HE"RIDGE)))CONNECTOR
Step Three: Place the black insert in The Bridge III,
MAKINGSURETOPUSHITALLTHEWAYDOWN3EE&IGURE
NOTE:$ONOTPLACEANI0ODORI0HONEIN4HE"RIDGE
III unless both the black insert and a dock adapter
AREINSTALLED/THERWISETHEI0ODORI0HONEWILLNOT
connect properly, and both it and the Bridge III may
SUSTAINDAMAGETHATISNOTCOVEREDBYTHEWARRANTY
Step Five
Step Four
Step Three
Step Four:,OCATETHEDOCKADAPTERTHATWAS
included with your iPod or iPhone, or select one of the
included clear dock adapters by referring to Table 1. If
your iPod or iPhone does not appear in Table 1 and did
NOTINCLUDEANADAPTERCONTACT!PPLE)NCTOPURCHASE
one.
Place the adapter in The Bridge III insert, as shown
IN&IGURE
Step Five:2EMOVETHEI0ODORI0HONEFROMANY
case, and dock it in The Bridge III, as shown in
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Table 1 – Select the Correct The Bridge III Insert
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iPhone in The Bridge III
The Bridge III Insert iPod Model
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I0ODTOUCHnINSTALLLARGEBUMPER
I0HONEANDI0HONE'nINSTALLSMALLBUMPER
4
USING DOCKING STATION
When The Bridge IIIs connected to its proprietary input
ONTHE!62ANDTHEI0ODORI0HONEISDOCKEDYOUMAY
PLAYTHEAUDIOVIDEOANDSTILLIMAGEMATERIALSONYOUR
I0ODORI0HONETHROUGHYOURHIGHQUALITYAUDIOVIDEO
SYSTEMOPERATETHEI0ODORI0HONEUSINGTHE!62
REMOTEORTHE!62SFRONTPANELCONTROLSVIEWNAVI
GATIONMESSAGESONTHE!62SFRONTPANELORACON
NECTEDVIDEODISPLAYANDCHARGETHEI0ODORI0HONE
When the source The Bridge is selected and an iPod
ORI0HONEISDOCKEDTHEMESSAGEh4HE"RIDGEv
APPEARSINTHEFRONTPANEL-ESSAGE$ISPLAY)FTHE
!62DOESNTDETECTTHEI0ODORI0HONETURNOFFTHE
!62REMOVETHEI0ODORI0HONEFROM4HE"RIDGE)))
and reset the iPod or iPhone. When the iPod or iPhone
returns to its main menu, redock it and turn on the
!624ABLESUMMARIZESTHECONTROLSAVAILABLEWITH
The Bridge III during normal playback.
Table 4 – Using The Bridge III
iPod or iPhone Function Remote Control Key
Play 0LAY
Pause 0AUSE
-ENU -ENU
"ACK%XIT "ACK%XITOR,EFT!RROW
3ELECT /+OR2IGHT!RROW
3CROLL2EVERSE 5P!RROW
3CROLL&ORWARD $OWN!RROW
&ORWARD3EARCH &ORWARD3EARCH
2EVERSE3EARCH 2EVERSE3EARCH
.EXT4RACK .EXTOR2IGHT!RROW
0REVIOS4RACK 0REVIOUSOR,EFT!RROW
0AGE5P$OWN 0AGE5P$OWN
3TOP 3TOP$
While a selection is playing, the song title and play
MODEICONWILLAPPEARINTHEFRONTPANEL-ESSAGE
$ISPLAY)FAVIDEOMONITORISCONNECTEDTOTHE!62
ANDTHESYSTEMISNOTINI0OD-ANUAL-ODESEE
BELOWTHE.OW0LAYINGSCREENWILLAPPEARANDDIS
play the play mode icon, song title, artist and album.
!GRAPHICBARINDICATESTHECURRENTPLAYPOSITION
within the track. If random or repeat play has been
programmed, an icon will appear in the upper right
corner.
4HESCREENMAYDISAPPEARFROMVIEWDEPENDINGON
THEDISPLAYSETTINGSONTHE!622ESTORETHE.OW
0LAYINGSCREENTOVIEWBYPRESSINGEITHEROFTHE
Buttons.
NOTE: It is strongly recommended that you use
THESCREENSAVERBUILTINTOYOURVIDEODISPLAYTOAVOID
POSSIBLEDAMAGEFROMhBURNINvTHATMAYOCCURWITH
PLASMAANDMANY#24DISPLAYSWHENASTILLIMAGE
such as a menu screen, remains on display for an
extended period of time.
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Music:.AVIGATESTHEAUDIOMATERIALSSTOREDONTHE
I0ODORI0HONE5SETHE0AGE5P$OWN#ONTROLONTHE
remote to scroll through the content a page at a time.
Photo/Manual:3ELECTTHISLINETOVIEWSTILLIMAG
ESSTOREDONAPHOTOCAPABLEI0ODORI0HONE4HESYS
TEMWILLSWITCHTOI0OD-ANUAL-ODEANDCONTROLWILL
SHIFTTOTHEI0OD5SETHESCREENANDCONTROLSONTHE
I0OD4HE!62REMOTEMAYALSOBEUSED4OVIEWPHO
TOSONAVIDEOMONITORCONNECTEDTOTHE!62SELECT
the photo and press the Play Button on the iPod, or
PRESSTHE/+"UTTONONTHEREMOTETHREETIMES
Videos: 3ELECTTHISLINETOVIEWVIDEOSSTOREDONAN
I0ODTHATSUPPORTSVIDEOBROWSINGORANI0HONE
OPERATION
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NOTES ON VIDEO PLAYBACK:
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ONTHEI0OD'I0ODCLASSIC'"'"AND
'"I0ODNANO'AND'ANDI0ODTOUCHOR
I0HONEWHENLOADEDWITHSOFTWAREVERSIONOR
HIGHER&OROTHERI0ODMODELSITISNOTPOSSIBLETO
VIEWPHOTOSEXCEPTI0OD'ORVIDEOSONANEXTER
nal monitor while using The Bridge III.
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ONYOURDEVICECHECKTHE6IDEO3ETTINGSMENUON
THEDEVICEANDMAKESURETHATTHE46/UTSETTING
IS/N4HE463IGNALSETTINGSHOULDBE.43#0!,
TOMATCHTHECAPABILITIESOFYOURVIDEODISPLAY)F
your selection was playing and is paused, the iPod
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NEW46/UTSETTINGTOTAKEEFFECT
s)FYOUDONOTSEETHE6IDEOSLINEINTHEMENUAND
THEI0ODSUPPORTSVIDEOBROWSINGANDHASVIDEO
content stored on it, you may need to turn off the
!62REMOVETHEI0ODFROM4HE"RIDGE)))RESETTHE
I0ODTURNTHE!62BACKONANDDOCKTHEI0ODAGAIN
!NI0HONEMAYNOTNEEDTOBERESETASSIMPLY
UNDOCKINGANDREDOCKINGITMAYRESOLVETHEPROB
LEM4HISPROCEDUREMAYALSOHELPWHENAVIDEO
PROGRAMISSELECTEDBUTTHEh.OW0LAYINGvSCREEN
APPEARSINSTEADOFTHEVIDEOIMAGES
4OEXITI0OD-ANUAL-ODEWITHTHE!62REMOTEIN4HE
"RIDGEMODEPRESSTHE-ENU"UTTON4ORETURNTOA
PREVIOUSMENULEVELPRESSTHE"ACK%XIT"UTTONORTHE
Button.
Random:3ELECTTHISSETTINGFORRANDOMPLAYBACK
ALSOKNOWNASh3HUFFLE-ODEv%ACHPRESSOFTHE/+
"UTTONSWITCHESTHESETTINGSHUFFLEBY3ONGSHUFFLE
BY!LBUMOR/FFTOENDRANDOMPLAYBACK
Repeat:3ELECTTHISSETTINGTOREPEATATRACKORALL
TRACKSINTHECURRENTALBUMORPLAYLIST%ACHPRESSOF
THE/+"UTTONSWITCHESTHESETTINGREPEAT/FFREPEAT
/NEORREPEAT!LL
NOTE: The iTunes application allows you to exempt
SOMETRACKSFROM3HUFFLEMODE4HE!62CANNOTOVER
ride this setting.
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CATIONSAVAILABLEFORTHEI0HONEANDTHEI0ODTOUCH
0LACETHESYSTEMINI0OD-ANUAL-ODEBYPRESSING
THE-ENU"UTTONANDSELECTINGh0HOTO-ANUALv4HEN
use the controls on the iPhone or iPod touch to run
THEAPPLICATION$UETOTHEWIDEVARIETYOFAPPLICA
tions and many factors affecting them, playback is not
guaranteed.
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0AGE5P$OWNCONTROLONTHEREMOTETOSCROLLAPAGE
ATATIMENOTINMANUALMODE
NOTES:
s4HE0LAYAND0AUSEFUNCTIONSARENOTAVAILABLE
unless content has been selected for playback.
s4OSEARCHWITHINATRACKNOTIN-ANUAL-ODE
press and hold the indicated button. Press the
0REVIOUS4RACK"UTTONONCETOSKIPTOTHEBEGINNING
OFTHECURRENTTRACK0RESSTHE0REVIOUS4RACK"UTTON
TWICETOSKIPTOTHEBEGINNINGOFTHEPREVIOUSTRACK
iPod MANUAL MODE
0RESSTHE-ENU"UTTONANDSELECT0HOTO-ANUALTO
ENTERI0OD-ANUAL-ODE4HISISREQUIREDTOVIEW
PHOTOSSTOREDONTHEI0OD4ABLESUMMARIZESTHE
CONTROLSAVAILABLEWITH4HE"RIDGE)))INI0ODIN-ANUAL
mode.
OPERATION
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OPERATION
Table 5 – Using The Bridge III in
iPod Manual Mode
iPod or iPhone Function Remote Control Key
Play 0LAY
Pause 0AUSE
-ENU "ACK%XITOR,EFT!RROW
3ELECT /+
3ELECT.EXT3CREEN
3CRUBBER#OVER!RT2ATINGS
2IGHT!RROW
3CROLL2EVERSE 0AGE5POR5P!RROW
3CROLL&ORWARD 0AGE$OWNOR$OWN!RROW
.EXT4RACK .EXTOR2IGHT!RROW
0REVIOS4RACK 0REVIOUSOR,EFT!RROW
$OESNOTAPPEARONVIDEODISPLAYCONNECTEDTO!62
When a slideshow is being displayed, some controls
HAVEDIFFERENTEFFECTS
s4OPAUSETHESLIDESHOWINCLUDINGANYAUDIOTRACK
that is playing, press the Pause Button.
s4ORESUMEAPAUSEDSLIDESHOWPRESSTHE0AUSE
Button. Pressing the Play Button begins audio play
back.
s4OPLAYANAUDIOTRACKSTOREDONTHEI0ODADJUSTTHE
3LIDESHOW3ETTINGSONTHEI0OD
s4OSKIPTOTHENEXTORPREVIOUSPHOTOONTHEI0OD
PRESSTHE.EXTOR0REVIOUS4RANSPORT#ONTROL
s)TISNOTPOSSIBLETOSKIPTOTHENEXTORPREVIOUS
audio track during a slideshow.
s4OSEARCHFORWARDORINREVERSEWITHINANAUDIO
TRACKPRESSTHE&ORWARDOR2EVERSE3EARCH
Transport Control. If no audio track is playing, these
CONTROLSWILLHAVENOEFFECTDURINGTHESLIDESHOW
Charging the iPod or iPhone
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EVENWHENYOUARENOTUSINGITASAPLAYBACKSOURCE
7HENEVERTHEI0ODORI0HONEISDOCKEDANDYOUR
RECEIVERISTURNEDON4HE"RIDGE)))WILLCHARGETHE
battery in the iPod or iPhone.
Undocking the iPod or iPhone
We recommend that you pause playback before
PHYSICALLYREMOVINGTHEI0ODORI0HONEFROM4HE
Bridge III.
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TROUBLESHOOTING
SPECIFICATIONS:
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Adapter IdentificlitiQn Chart
iPod
Compatibility
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Adapter
Number
iPod
nano
[1st Gen] (2, 4
GB)
8
iPod
nano
[2nd
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(2, 4, 8
GB)
11
iPod with
video
5th
Gen
(60,
80
GB)
10
iPod
classic
(160
GB)
5G
&
U2
iPod with
video
(30
GB)
9
iPod
classic
(80
GB)
iPod
nano
video
r3rd
Genl
(4, 8
GB)
13
iPhone (4, 8
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12
iPod
Touch
(8,16
GB)
14
iPhone
iPod touch
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