Harman Kardon 900 Owners Manual - Page 2

INTRODUCTION

You

are

now

the

owner

of

an

instrument

unique

in

concept

and

design.

The

Harman/Kardon

Model

900+

multichannel

receiver

encompasses

the

best

of

all

forms

of

musk

reproduction.

It

may

be

installed

as

a

stereophonic

re-

ceiver

capable

of

delivering

clean,

articulate

sound

at

moderate

power

levels,

or

as

a

quadriphonic

receiver

that

can

fill

your

listening

room

with

spacious,

three

dimensional

sound.

When

you

listen

to

your

new

Harman/Kardon

multichannel

receiver

you

will

instantly

recognize

that

something

truly

phenomenal

is

taking

place.

The

sound,

which

normally

emerges

from

the

speaker

boxes,

will

lose

its

boundaries

and

will

emanate

from

all

over

the

room

recreating

the

scope,

depth

and

breadth

of

the

concert

hall.

The

walls

of

your

listening

room

will

seem

to

dis-

appear

and

you

will

find

yourself

surrounded

by

a

sound

field

that

has

the

same

ambience

and

spaciousness

which

marks

a

live

performance.

Stereo-

phonic

balance

and

perspective

will

be

retained,

but

now

there

will

be

the

addition

of

depth

which

will

project

you

into

the

middle

of

the

hall.

Applause,

for

example,

will

emerge

from

the

front,

sides

and

rear.

And

during

playback

of

a

live

concert

don't

be

too

startled

if

you

hear

someone

coughing

or

rustling

his

program

from

behind

you.

The

4

-channel

medium

is

even

more

dramatic

for

contemporary

music,

espe-

cially

if

the

music

was

originally

written

for

four

channel

reproduction.

Sounds

bounce

back

and

forth

from

the

corners

of

the

room

involving

you

completely

with

the

performance.

It's

a

new

and

exhilarating

kind'

of

sound

that

will

make

listening

to

music

a

new

experience.

The

900+

bears

the

heritage

of

the

Harman/Kardon

trademark

—

ultra-

wideband

frequency

response,

virtually

immeasurable

distortion

and

all

of

the

required

conveniences

so

essential

for

the

ultimate

enjoyment

of

high

fidelity

reproduction.

We

urge

you

to

read

this

manual

carefully

prior

to

installing

and

operat-

ing

your

receiver.

The

900+

is

not

a

complicated

instrument.

However,

there

are

certain

aspects

of

its

operation

which

should

be

understood

clearly

before

you

install

and

operate

it.

Happy

listening!

WARRANTY

and

SERVICE

POLICY

POLICY

We

warrant

this

receiver

to

be

free

from

defects

in

material

and

work-

manship

under

normal

use

and

service,

and

in

accordance

with

the

conditions

set

forth

below.

Should

a

defect

occur

within

the

period

specified,

and

pro-

vided

that

the

unit

is

returned

to

either

HARMAN/KARDON

or

an

authorized

HARMAN/KARDON

warranty

station,

transportation

prepaid,

and

which

our

examination

shall

disclose

to

our

satisfaction

to

be

defective,

we

will,

for

a

period

of

two

(2)

years

from

date

of

purchase,

either

replace

or

repair

and

install

any

defective

parts

of

the

receiver

free

of

charge.

EXCEPTIONS

This

warranty

does

not

include

any

obligation

as

to:

a)

repair

or

replacement

of

the

wooden

enclosure

due

to

damage

incurred

after

initial

delivery,

b)

transportation

charges

to

and

from

the

factory

or

an

authorized

warranty

station.

REGISTRATION

To

obtain

service

under

the

terms

of

this

policy,

it

is

necessary

for

you

to

retain

your

ORIGINAL

BILL

of

SALE.

The

enclosed

registration

card

will

NOT

be

considered

proof

of

purchase.

In

the

event

your

equipment

requires

service

during

the

warranty

period,

only

presentation

of

your

original

bill

of

sale

to

either

a

factory

-authorized

repair

agency

or

the

factory

itself

will

insure

your

rights

under

the

policy

as

outlined

in

this

manual.

This

warranty

is

not

applicable

to

any

instrument

which

shall

have

been

repaired

or

altered

in

any

wcy

so

as,

in

our

judgment,

to

affect

its

stability

or

reliability

or

has

been

subject

to

neglect,

misuse,

negligence,

or

accident;

or

which

has

had

the

serial

number

altered,

effaced

or

removed.

Neither

shall

this

warranty

apply

to

any

instrument

which

has

been

connected

other

than

in

accordance

with

instructions

furnished

by

us.

SERVICE

HARMAN/KARDON

has

a

special

customer

service

division

to

answer

all

questions

pertinent

to

the

installation

and operation

of

your

unit.

Please

feel

free

to

write

to

us

at

any

time

and

we

shall

endeavor

to

offer

prompt

and

complete

advice.

If

your

problem

cannot

be

resolved

through

our combined

efforts,

we

may

wish

to

refer

you

to

c

local

authorized

repair

agency,

or

we

may

prefer

to

authorize

the

return

of

your

unit

to

the

factory.

In

the

event

it

must

be

returned,

an

authorization

form

and

proper

packing

instructions

will

be

forwarded

to

you.

This

authorization

form

MUST

BE

RETURNED

with

your

unit.

UNDER

NO

CIRCUMSTANCES

SHOULD

YOUR

UNIT

BE

SHIPPED

TO

THE

FACTORY

WITHOUT

PRIOR

AUTHORIZATION.

This

warranty

is

in

lieu

of

all

other

warranties,

expressed

or

implied,

and

of

all

other

obligations

or

liabilities

on

our

part,

and

we

neither

assume

nor

authorize

any

representative

or

other

person

to

assume

for

us

any

o₹her

liability

in

connection

with

the

sale

of

this

instrument.

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