Harman Kardon HK6100 Owners Manual - Page 6

Operations

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OPERATIONS Listening to a Record (Disc) 1. Turn the VOLUME control knob to the minimum level and press the POWER switch. The POWER indicator lights up. 2. Set the SPEAKERS selector for the desired speaker system(s). 3. Set the FUNCTION 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 knob clockwise to increase the sound volume to the desired level. 7. Adjust the BASS and TREBLE control knobs to obtain the desired tone. 8. Activate the BALANCE control knob or Loudness switch if necessary. NOTE: If you hear a hum at average listening levels, turn the POWER switch off and check to see that the phone and the ground connections are secure. Depending on the cartridge type used, less hum may be created without the ground connection. Listening to Radio Broadcasts 1. Turn the VOLUMEcontrol knob to the minimum level and press the POWER switch. The POWER indicator lights up. 2. Set the SPEAKERS selector for the desired speaker system(s). 3. Set the FUNCTION selector to the Tuner position. 4. Set the TAPE MONITOR selector to the Source posi- tion. 5. Activate the tuner and tune to broadcast frequency. 6. When the desired station is selected, advance the VOL- UME control knob to a comfortable level and adjust the BASS and TREBLE control knobs as desired. 7. Activate the BALANCEcontrol knob or Loudness switch if necessary. Listening to a Compact Disc 1 . Turn the VOLUME control knob to the minimum level and press the POWERswitch. The POWER indicator lights up. 2. Set the SPEAKERS selector for the desired speaker system(s). 3. Set the FUNCTION 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 VOLUMEcontrol knob to a comfortable level and adjust the BASS and TREBLE control knobs as desired. 7. Activate the BALANCE control knob or Loudness switch if necessary. Listening to the Video/Aux Input Source To listen to a video component, TV tuner or other auxiliary component: 1. Turn the VOLUME control knob to the minimum level and press the POWER switch. The POWER indicator lights up. 2. Set the SPEAKERS selector for the desired speaker system(s). 3. Set the FUNCTION selector to the Video position. 4. Set the TAPE MONITOR selector to the Source position. 5. Activate the component connected to the VIDEO jacks. 6. Advance the VOL UMEcontrol knob to a comfortable level and adjust the BASS and TREBLE control knobs as desired. 5 7. Activate the BALANCEcontrol knob or Loudness switch if necessary. Tape Recording Recording from a program source (FM/AM broadcast turntable or compact disc player or components connected to the VIDEO jacks) on a tape deck connected to the TAPE 1 and/or TAPE 2 jacks: 1. Turn the VOLUME control knob to the minimum level and press the POWERswitch. The POWER indicator lights up. 2. Set the SPEAKERS selector for the desired speaker system(s). 3. Select the desired program source with the FUNCTION selector. 4. Set the TAPE MONITOR selector to the Source position. 5. Advance the VOLUMEcontrol knob 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 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, balance, bass and treble controls, and loudness switch of this unit. 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 VOLUMEcontrol knob to the minimum level and press the POWER switch. The POWER indicator lights up. 2. Set the TAPE MONITOR selector to the Copy 1 to 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: You can listen to a program source selected via the FUNCTION selector while dubbing is taken place. To monitor the sound being recorded, use the headphones connected to the phones jack of tape deck. Tape Playback 1. Turn the VOLUME control knob to the minimum level and press the POWER switch. The POWER indicator lights up. 2. Set the SPEAKERS selector for the desired speaker system(s). 3. Set the TAPE MONITOR selector to the Tape 1 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 VOLUMEcontrol knob to a comfortable level and adjust the BASS and TREBLE control knobs as desired. 6. Activate the BALANCE control knob or Loudness switch if necessary.

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OPERATIONS
Listening
to
a
Record
(Disc)
1.
Turn
the
VOLUME
control
knob
to
the
minimum
level
and
press
the
POWER
switch.
The
POWER
indicator
l
ights
up.
2.
Set
the
SPEAKERS
selector
for
the
desired
speaker
sys-
tem(s).
3.
Set
the
FUNCTION
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
knob
clockwise
to
increase
the
sound
volume
to
the
desired
level
.
7.
Adjust
the
BASS
and
TREBLE
control
knobs
to
obtain
the
desired
tone.
8.
Activate
the
BALANCE
control
knob
or
Loudness
switch
if
necessary.
NOTE:
If
you
hear
a
hum
at
average
listening
levels,
turn
the
POWER
switch
off
and
check
to
see
that
the
phone
and
the
ground
connections
are
secure.
Depending
on
the
cartridge
type
used,
less
hum
may
be
created
without
the
ground
connection.
Listening
to
Radio
Broadcasts
1.
Turn
the
VOLUMEcontrol
knob
to
the
minimum
level
and
press
the
POWER
switch.
The
POWER
indicator
lights
up.
2.
Set
the
SPEAKERS
selector
for
the
desired
speaker
system(s).
3.
Set
the
FUNCTION
selector
to
the
Tuner
position.
4.
Set
the
TAPE
MONITOR
selector
to
the
Source
posi-
tion.
5.
Activate
the
tuner
and
tune
to
broadcast
frequency.
6.
When
the
desired
station
is
selected,
advance
the
VOL-
UME
control
knob
to
a
comfortable
level
and
adjust
the
BASS
and
TREBLE
control
knobs
as
desired.
7.
Activate
the
BALANCEcontrol
knob
or
Loudness
switch
if
necessary.
Listening
to
a
Compact
Disc
1
.
Turn
the
VOLUME
control
knob
to
the
minimum
level
and
press
the
POWERswitch.
The
POWER
indicator
lights
up.
2.
Set
the
SPEAKERS
selector
for
the
desired
speaker
system(s).
3.
Set
the
FUNCTION
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
VOLUMEcontrol
knob
to
a
comfortable
level
and
adjust
the
BASS
and
TREBLE
control
knobs
as
de-
sired.
7.
Activate
the
BALANCE
control
knob
or
Loudness
switch
if
necessary.
Listening
to
the
Video/Aux
Input
Source
To
listen
to
a
video
component,
TV
tuner
or
other
auxil
iary
component:
1.
Turn
the
VOLUME
control
knob
to
the
minimum
level
and
press
the
POWER
switch.
The
POWER
indicator
lights
up.
2.
Set
the
SPEAKERS
selector
for
the
desired
speaker
system(s).
3.
Set
the
FUNCTION
selector
to
the
Video
position.
4.
Set
the
TAPE
MONITOR
selector
to
the
Source
position.
5.
Activate
the
component
connected
to
the
VIDEO
jacks.
6.
Advance
the
VOL
UMEcontrol
knob
to
a
comfortable
level
and
adjust
the
BASS
and
TREBLE
control
knobs
as
de-
sired.
7.
Activate
the
BALANCEcontrol
knob
or
Loudness
switch
if
necessary.
Tape
Recording
Recording
from
a
program
source
(FM/AM
broadcast
turn-
table
or
compact
disc
player
or
components
connected
to
the
VIDEO
jacks)
on
a
tape
deck
connected
to
the
TAPE
1
and/or
TAPE
2
jacks:
1.
Turn
the
VOLUME
control
knob
to
the
minimum
level
and
press
the
POWERswitch.
The
POWER
indicator
lights
up.
2.
Set
the
SPEAKERS
selector
for
the
desired
speaker
system(s).
3.
Select
the
desired
program
source
with
the
FUNCTION
selector.
4.
Set
the
TAPE
MONITOR
selector
to
the
Source
position.
5.
Advance
the
VOLUMEcontrol
knob
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
MONI-
TOR
selector
to
the
Tape
1
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,
balance,
bass
and
treble
controls,
and
loudness
switch
of
this
unit.
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
VOLUMEcontrol
knob
to
the
minimum
level
and
press
the
POWER
switch.
The
POWER
indicator
lights
up.
2.
Set
the
TAPE
MONITOR
selector
to
the
Copy
1
to
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:
You
can
listen
to
a
program
source
selected
via
the
FUNCTION
selector
while
dubbing
is
taken
place.
To
monitor
the
sound
being
recorded,
use
the
headphones
connected
to
the
phones
jack
of
tape
deck.
Tape
Playback
1.
Turn
the
VOLUME
control
knob
to
the
minimum
level
and
press
the
POWER
switch.
The
POWER
indicator
lights
up.
2.
Set
the
SPEAKERS
selector
for
the
desired
speaker
system(s).
3.
Set
the
TAPE
MONITOR
selector
to
the
Tape
1
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
VOLUMEcontrol
knob
to
a
comfortable
level
and
adjust
the
BASS
and
TREBLE
control
knobs
as
de-
sired.
6.
Activate
the
BALANCE
control
knob
or
Loudness
switch
if
necessary.
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