Harman Kardon AP2500 Owners Manual - Page 6

OPERATING

INSTRUCTIONS

Listening

to

a

Record

(Disc)

1.

Turn

the

VOLUME

control

to

the

minimum

level

and

press

the

POWER

switch.

The

power

indicator

lights

up.

2.

Turn

on

the

power

amplifier.

3.

Set

the

SOURCE

selector

to

the

Phono

position.

4.

Set

the

TAPE

MONITOR

selector

to

the

Source

position.

5.

Activate

your

turntable

and

place

the

stylus

on

the

record

(disc).

6.

Turn

the

VOLUME control

clockwise

to

increase

the

sound

volume

to

the

desired

level.

NOTE:

If

you

hear

a

hum

at

average

listening

levels,

turn

the

POWER

switch

off

and

check

to

see

that

the

phono

and

the

ground

connections

are

secure,

and

that

the

ground

wire

is

run

along

side

the

phono

cables

as

closely

as

possible.

Depending

on

the

cartridge

type

used,

less

hum

may

be

created

without

the

ground

connection.

Listening

to

Radio

Broadcasts

1.

Turn

the

VOLUME control

to

the

minimum

level

and

press

the

POWER

switch.

The

power

indicator

lights

up.

2.

Turn

on

the

power

amplifier.

3.

Set

the

SOURCE

selector

to

the

Tuner

position.

4.

Set

the

TAPE

MONITOR

selector

to

the

Source

position.

5.

Activate

the

tuner

and

tune

to

broadcast

frequency.

6.

When

the

desired

station

is

selected,

advance

the

VOLUME

control

to

a

comfortable

level.

Listening

to

a

Compact

Disc

1.

Turn

the

VOLUME

control

to

the

minimum

level

and

press

the

POWER

switch.

The

power

indicator

lights

up.

2.

Turn

on

the

power

amplifier.

3.

Set

the

SOURCE

selector

to

the

CD

position.

4.

Set

the

TAPE

MONITOR

selector

to

the

Source

position.

5.

Activate

the

compact

disc

player

and

set

the

player

in

the

play

mode.

6.

Advance

the

VOLUME

control

to

a

comfortable

level.

Listening

to

the

Video

or

Aux

Input

Source

To

listen

to

a

video

component,

TV

tuner

or

other

auxiliary

component:

1.

Turn

the

VOLUME

control

to

the

minimum

level

and

press

the

POWER

switch.

The

power

indicator

lights

up.

2.

Turn

on

the

power

amplifier.

3.

Set

the

SOURCE

selector

to

the

Video

or

Aux

position.

4.

Set

the

TAPE

MONITOR

selector

to

the

Source

position.

5.

Activate

the

component

connected

to

the

VIDEO

or

AUX

jacks.

6.

Advance

the

VOLUME

control

to

a

comfortable

level

.

Tape

Recording

Recording

from

a

program

source

(FM/

AM

broadcast,

turntable,

compact disc

player

or

components

connected

to

the

VIDEO

or

AUX

jacks)

on

a

tape

deck

connected

to

the

TAPE

1

and/or

TAPE

2

jacks:

1.

Turn

the

VOLUME

control

to

the

minimum

level

and

press

the

POWER

switch.

The

power

indicator

lights

up.

2.

Turn

on

the

power

amplifier.

3.

Select

the

desired

program

source

with

the

SOURCE

selector.

4.

Set

the

TAPE

MONITOR

selector

to

the

Source

position.

5.

Advance

the

VOLUME

control

to

a

comfortable

level.

6.

Start

recording

by

activating

the

tape

deck(s)

connected

to

the

TAPE

1

and/

or

TAPE

2

jacks.

The

source

sound

can

be

listened

to

from

the

speakers

or

headphone.

7.

To

monitor

the

sound

being

recorded,

set

the

TAPE

MONITOR

selector

to

the

Tape

1/Copy

or

Tape

2

position

according

to

the

tape

deck

that

you

wish

to

monitor.

NOTE:The

record

output

signal

is

carried

directly

from

the

program

source

without

being

influenced

by

the

volume

control

or

GAIN

switch.

Tape

Dubbing

Two

tape

decks

can

be

connected

to

this

unit

and

dubbing

can

be

done

from

the

tape

in

the

tape

deck

connected

to

the

TAPE

1

jacks

onto

the

tape

in

the

tape

deck

connected

to

the

TAPE

2

jacks.

1.

Turn

the

VOLUME control

to

the

minimum

level

and

press

the

POWER

switch.

The

power

indicator

lights

up.

2.

Set

the

TAPE

MONITOR

selector

to

the

Tape

1/Copy

1

).2

position.

3.

After

setting

the

tape

deck

connected

to

the

TAPE

1

jacks

for

playback,

and

the

tape

deck

connected

to

the

TAPE

2

jacks

for

recording,

dubbing

will

begin.

NOTE:

To

monitor

the

sound

being

recorded,

use

headphones

connected

to

the

phone

jack

of

tape

deck

connected

to

the

TAPE

2

jacks.

Tape

Playback

1.

Turn

the

VOLUME control

to

the

minimum

level

and

press

the

POWER

switch.

The

power

indicator

lights

up.

2.

Turn

on

the

power

amplifier.

3.

Set

the

TAPE

MONITOR

selector

to

the

Tape

1/Copy

or

Tape

2

position

corresponding

to

the

tape

deck

to

be

played.

4.

Insert

a

recorded

tape

in

the

tape

deck

and

set

the

tape

deck

in

the

playback

mode.

5.

Advance

the

VOLUME

control

to

a

comfortable

level.

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