Harman Kardon A250 Owners Manual - Page 11

Connecting

Your

Tuner:

The

FM

output

of

your

Harman-Kardon

stereo

tuner

should

be

connected

to

the

LEFT

CHANNEL

TUNER

input

jack

located

on

the

top

rear

of

the

chassis.

The

AM

output

should

be

connected

to

the

RIGHT

CHANNEL

TUNER

input

jack.

The

same

method

applies

if

you

are

using

separate

FM

and

AM

tuners.

Plug

the

AC

line

cord

of

your

tuner

into

one

of

the

AC

convenience

out-

lets

located

on

the

rear

of

the

chassis.

Connecting

Your

Stereo

Record

Player:

A

stereo

cartridge

uses

two

output

plugs.

If

you

are

using

a

magnetic

type

low

output

cartridge

plug

one

of

the

output

leads

into

the

LEFT

CHANNEL

MAGNETIC

input

jack

and

the

other

lead

into

the

RIGHT

CHANNEL

MAG-

NETIC

input

jack.

Stereo

crystal

or

ceramic

cartridges

may

also

be

used

with

this

amplifier.

They

must

be

plugged

into

the

LEFT

CHANNEL

and

RIGHT

CHANNEL

CER-XTAL

input

jacks.

Connecting

Your

Stereo

Tape

Player:

A

stereophonic

tape

deck

utilizes

two

playback

heads

usually

contained

in

one

head

assembly.

Each

head

has

its

own

output

plug.

Connect

one

plug

to

the

LEFT

CHANNEL

TAPE

HD

input

jack

and

the

other

plug

to

the

RIGHT

CHANNEL

TAPE

HD

input

jack.

Connecting

Your

Stereo

Tape

Recorder:

Since

most

stereophonic

tape

recorders

have

their

own

preamplifiers,

it

is

not

desirable

to

plug

the

output

of

the

recorder

into

the

TAPE

HD

input

jacks.

This

might

result

in

overloading

of

the

input

stage

and

cause

distortion.

Con-

nect

one

of

the

output

plugs

into

the

LEFT

CHANNEL

AUX

1

or

AUX

2

input

jacks

and

the

other

plug

into

the

RIGHT

CHANNEL

AUX

I

or

AUX

2

input

jacks.

Connecting

Your

Tape

Recorder

To

Make

A

Recording:

Provision

is

made

on

your

Model

A-250

to

permit

the

recording

of

any

pro-

gram

material.

Connect

the

left

input

of

your

stereo

tape

recorder

to

the

jack

marked

LEFT

CHANNEL

TAPE

OUT

and

the

right

input

of

your

stereo

tape

recorder

to

the

jack

marked

RIGHT

CHANNEL

TAPE

OUT.

To

connect

a

monaural

tape

recorder,

connect

its

input

to

either

LEFT

or

RIGHT

CHANNEL

TAPE

OUT

receptacle.

If

the

program

source

you

desire

to

record

is

plugged

into

the

left

preamplifier

channel,

use

the

LEFT

TAPE

OUT

jack,

and

if

it

is

plugged

into

the

right

preamplifier

channel,

use

the

RIGHT

TAPE

OUT

jack,

This

will

enable

you

to

make

a

recording

with

the

proper

recording

equalization

as

determined

by

your

recorder,

while

simultaneously

monitoring

the

program

with

the

proper

tone

control,

contour

and

loudness

setting.

Lead

Dress:

A

black

plastic

clamp

is

located

on

the

rear

of

the

chassis

near

the

input

receptacles.

Remove

the

rubber

clamp

on

the

upper

portion

of

the

block,

insert

the

shielded

leads

into

the

clamp

assembly

and

replace

the

rubber

clamp.

This

will

offer

a

neat

installation.

OPERATING

THE

MODEL

A

-25O

AS

A

STEREOPHONIC

AMPLIFIER

Every

control

on

a

well

designed

and

honestly

considered

high

fi

delity

in-

strutnent

has

a

specific

useful

function,

related

to

each

of

the

other

controls.

A

brief

explanatory

note

on

the

relationship

of

the

various

front

panel

controls

will

doubtless

prove

useful

in

organizing

and

clarifying

them

for

you,

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