Harman Kardon FESTIVAL 3 Owners Manual - Page 11

FUNCTION

SWITCH

The

FUNCTION

switch

has

six

positions

and

is

used

to

select

the

desired

type

of

program

source.

1.

AUX:

Selects

any

high

level

program

source,

connected

to

the

AUX

input

receptacles

on

the

rear

of

your

Music

System.

2.

PHONO:

Selects

your

record

player

for

stereophonic

opera-

tion

and

includes

RIAA

equal-

ization.

3.

TAP.E:

Selects

the

tape

Cassette

recorder

for

playback.

4.

AUTO

FM:

This

is

the

normal

listening

position

for

all

mono-

phonic

or

stereophonic

FM

broadcasts.

In

this

position

the

stereo

indicator

and

automatic

switching

circuit

built

into

your

FESTIVAL

3

Music

System

are

operative.

For

further

details

see

the

paragraph

on

"SE-

LECTING

MONOPHONIC

OR

STEREO

FM

BROADCASTS".

5.

MONO

FM:

Selects

the

FM

section

of

your

system.

In

this

position

you

can

listen

to

stereo

phonic

broadcasts

monophonic-

ally

while

monophonic

broad-

casts

will

appear

unchanged.

6.

AM:

Selects

the

AM

section

of

your

Music

System

for

AM

reception.

RIAA

EQUALIZATION

In

order

to

assure

good

reproduc-

tion

of

the

wide

range

of

fre-

quencies

in

music

and

to

make

necessary

adjustments

for

the

limitations

of

the

recording

tech-

nique,

record

manufacturers

have

found

it

necessary

to

modify

,the

actual

frequency

response

of

the

music

while

it

is

being

recorded.

Thus,

to

avoid

overcutting

and

consequent

distortion,

a

meas-

ured

and

deliberate

reduction

is

effected

in

low

frequency

re-

sponse

by

selecting

a

"turnover

frequency"

and,

by

recording

at-

tenuated

response

below

that

point.

To

assure

optimum

signal

to

noise

ratio

at

the

high

fre-

quency

and

when

the

record

is

played

at

home,

the

highs

are

deliberately

exaggerated

during

the

recording

process.

A

measured

and

deliberate

boost

is

effected

above

a

certain

frequency.

This

combination

of

deliberate

exag-

geration

at

the

low

and

high

ends

of

the

frequency

range

can

be

expressed

in

a

"recording

curve".

When

the

record

is

played

a

mir-

ror

image

of

that

curve

should

be

available

so

that

the

ideal

"flat"

response

may

be

achieved.

This

recording

curve

has

been

incor-

porated

in

the

PHONO

position

of

the

function

switch.

FUNCTION

INDICATOR

LIGHTS

Your

FESTIVAL

3

Music

System

is

equipped

with

a

bank

of

indi-

cator

lights

which

visually

indicate

the

position

of

the

function

switch

as

you

select

your

program

source.

STEREO

INDICATOR

A

stereo

indicator

is

located

adja-

cent

to

the

function

lights

and

oper-

ates

in

conjunction

with

the

AUTO

FM

position

of

the

function

switch.

As

you

tune

from

station

to

station

with

the

manual

tuning

control,

the

stereo

indicator

will

show

if

you

are

tuned

to

a

stereo

pro-

gram.

If

the

indicator

is

off,

the

program

you

are

listening

to

is

being

broadcast

monophonically.

As

you

tune

from

station

to

sta-

tion

with

the

automatic

tuning

control,

the

stereo

indicator

will

not

indicate

as

you

pass

over

a

stereo

station,

but

only

if

the

sta-

tion

you

STOP

at

is

being

broad-

cast

stereophonically.

MANUAL

TUNING

Your

FESTIVAL

3

also

incorporates

a

manual

tuning

control

for

the

selection

of

any

desired

stations

in

the

AM

or

FM

broadcast

band.

When

using

the

manual

tuning

system,

the

muting

circuit

is

in-

operative

and

all

audible

intersta-

tion

noise

will

be

heard.

AUTOMATIC

STATION

SELECTOR

Your

FESTIVAL

3

Music

System

incorporates

an

automatic

mo-

torized

tuning

system

for

ease

of

operation

in

the

selection

of

AM

or

FM

stations.

Located

on

the

center

of

the

front

panel

is

an

auto-

matic

station

selector

bar.

When

you

push

the

right

side

of

the

tuning

bar,

the

AM

and

FM

dial

scale

will

rotate

to

the

right.

When

you

push

the

left

side

of

the

tuning

bar

the

AM

and

FM

dial

scale

will

rotate

to

the

left.

When

you

release

the

tuning

bar

the

tuner

will

search

for

the

nearest

station

in

the

direction

it

was

moving

and

then

stop

and

"lock

in"

on

that

station.

At

this

time

the

"ON"

station

indicator

will

be

i

lluminated

and

if

the

particular

station

happens

to

be

transmitting

in

stereo,

the

STEREO

beacon

wil

l

also

be

il-

luminated.

If,

as

you

search

for

a

station

you

should

reach

the

end

of

the

tun-

ing

range,

your

automatic

tuning

system

will

automatically

reverse

and

continue

moving

in

the

op-

posite

direction.

Again,

when

you

release

the

tuning

bar,

the

tuner

wi

ll

search

out

the

nearest

sta-

tion

in

the

direction

it

was

mov-

ing.

During

the

entire

operation

of

your

automatic

tuning

system

your

FESTIVAL

3

incorporates

a

"muting"

circuit

which

eliminates

all

audible

signals

while

tuning

from

station

to

station.

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