Harman Kardon AX20 Owners Manual - Page 3

USING

THE

NOCTURNE

MODEL

AX20

AS

A

STEREOPHONIC

CONVERTER

If

you

now

own

a

basic

amplifier,

or

an

amplifier

—preamplifier,

you

may

uti-

lize

the

Model.AX20

for

the

second

channel

and

control

your

entire

stereo

system

with

the

AX20

controls.

For

this

method

of

operation

the

AX20

is

connected

in

the

manner

described

beloW.

INSTALLATION

PROCEDURE

Ventilation:

The

unit

is

well

ventilated

in

itself,

but

sufficient

space

must

he

allowed

around

it

to

permit proper

air

flow.

Install

the

amplifier

in

a

manner

to

allow

for

unrestricted

circulation.

Do

not

place

hooks

or

other

objects

on

the

cage

or

in

the

immediate

vicinity

of

the

instrument.

Reducing

the

air

fl

ow

will

result

in

sharply

reduced

component

and

tube

life.

Power

Requirements:

Plug

the

AC

cord

into

any

outlet

furnishing

.117

volts

50

or

60

cycle

AC

cur-

rent.

The

voltage

may

vary

between

105

and

125

volts.

Two

AC

convenience

out-

lets

are

located

on

the

rear

of

the

instrument.

Auxiliary

equipment

(tape

deck,

record

player,

additional

-

amplifier)

may

be

plugged

into

these

outlets

and

will

be

controlled

by

the

on/off

switch

located

on

the

AX20.

REAR

PANEL

CONNECTIONS

O

O

TUNER

CHI

r

-

PHONO

-ILO

I-

TAPE

HO

O

O

O

r

-

AUX

TAPE

OUT

O

O

L

L

R

0001

A

B

G

8

16

SPEAKER

0

LEFT

CHANNEL

OUT

2

AMPS

TOTAL

I

II

I

I7VAC

601

0

85W

0

I 1

/

2

AMP

FUSE

REAR

PANEL

MODEL

AX20

Figure

A

Connecting

Your

Speakers:

Your

two

speakers

should

be

matched,

if

possible,

to

obtain

optimum

results

and

should

be

placed

8

to

15

feet

apart

against

one

wall

of

your

listening

room.

Facing

the

speakers

straight

out

or

slanting

them

slightly,

will

depend

on

your

room

size,

acoustic

effect

and

where

you

will

he

seated

for

listening.

It

may

be

necessary

to

experiment

with

speaker

placement

until

best

results

are

obtained.

Use

any

type

wire

to

connect

your

speakers.

Lamp

cord

is

excellent

and

may

be

easily

dressed

around

the

molding

for

an

inconspicuous

and

neat

installation.

Speaker

Connection

For

Stereo

Conversion

Arrangement

Connect

one

speaker

to

the

G

and

S

or

16

ohm

terminal

on

the

rear

SPEAK-

ER

OUTPUT

strip

of

the

AX20,

(Refer

to

Figure

B)

Selection

of

the

8

or

16

ohm

terminal

will

depend

on

the

impedance

of

the

speaker

you

are

using.

Allow

terminals

A

&

B

to

remain

strapped

together

for

this

method

of

operation.

Con-

nect

your

other

speaker

to

the

appropriate

ground

and

8

or

16

ohm

impedance

terminal

on

your

other

monaural

amplifier.

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