Harman Kardon AX20 Owners Manual - Page 4

Connecting,

Your

Stereo

Record

Player:

A

stereo

cartridge

is

essentially

two

cartridges

in

one

and

uses

two

ouput

connecting

plugs.

If

you

are

using

a

low

level

magnetic

cartridge,

plug

one

out-

put

lead

into

the

LEFT

LO

PHONO

input

jack

located

on

the

rear

of

the

chassis

and

the

other

cartridge

output

lead

into

the

RIGHT

LO

PHONO

input

jack.

Stereo

crystal

or

ceramic

cartridges

may

also

be

used

with

this

amplifier.

They

must

be

plugged

into

the

LEFT

and

RIGHT

HI

PHONO

input

jacks.

Plug

the

AC

line

cord

of

your

record

player

into

one

of

the

AC

convenience

outlets

located

on

the

rear

panel

of

the

Model

AX20.

Connecting

Your

Stereo

Tape

Player:

A

stereo

tape

deck

utilizes

two

playback

headS.

Each

head

has

its

own

out-

put

plug.

Connect

one

plug

to

the

LEFT

TAPE

IHD

input

jack

and

the

other

plug

to

the

RIGHT

TAPE

HD

jack.

These

jacks

are

located

on

the

lower

left

por-

tion

of

the

rear

panel.

Connecting

Your

Stereo

Tape

Recorder:

Since

most

stereo

tape

recorders

have

their

own

preamplifiers,

it

is

not

de•

sirable

to

plug

the

output

of

the

recorder

into

the

TAPE

HD

input

jacks.

This

might

cause

overloading

of

the

input

stage.

Connect

one

of

the

output

plugs

of

your

recorder

into

the

LEFT

AUX

jack

and

the

other

output

plug

into

the

RIGHT

AUX

jack

located

on

the

rear

panel

of

this

instrument.

Connecting

Your

Tape

Recorder

to

Make

a

Recording:

Provision

is

made

on

your

Model

AX20

to

permit

the

recording

of

any

pro-

gram

material.

Connect

the

left

input

of

your

stereo

tape

recorder

to

the

re-

ceptacle

marked

LEFT

TAPE

OUT

on

the

rear

panel

and

the

right

input

of

your

stereo

_tape

recorder

to

the

receptacle

marked

RIGHT

TAPE

OUT.

To

con-

nect

a

monaural

tape

recorder,

connect

its

input

to

either

LEFT

or

RIGHT

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.

OPERATING

THE

MODEL

AX20

AS

A

STEREOPHONIC

CONVERTER

Every

control

on

a

well

designed

and

honestly

considered

high

fi

delity

in-

strument

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.

The

Model

AX20

incorporates

the

following

front

panel

controls.

Viewing

the

instrument

from

left

to

right

you

will

note

a

TREBLE

control

(on/off

switch

is

incorporated

in

this

control),

BASS

control,

LOUDNESS.

control,

BAL-

ANCE

control,

MODE

switch

and

FUNCTION

switch.

On

the

upper

section

you

will

note

the

SPEAKER

SELECTOR

switch

RUMBLE

FILTER

switch,

CONTOUR

SWITCH,

and

EQUALIZATION

switch.

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