Harman Kardon AX20 Owners Manual - Page 6

Connecting

Your

Tuner:

The

output

of

your

monaural

tuner

should

be

connected

to

either

the

left

or

right

TUNER

jacks

located

on

the

rear

panel.

Plug

the

AC

power

cord

of

your

tuner

into

one

of

the

AC

convenience

outlets

located

on

the

rear

panel

of

the

Model

AX20.

Connecting

Your

Record

Player:

Any

type

of

record

player

may

be

used

with

this

amplifier.

If

your

player

uses

a

low

level

magnetic

cartridge

plug

it

into

either

the

LEFT

or

RIGHT

LO

PHONO

input.

If

you

are

using

a

monaural

ceramic

or

crystal

cartridge

plug

it

into

either

the

LEFT

or

RIGHT

HI

PHONO

input.

Connecting

Your

Tape

Player:

Connect

your

monaural

tape

deck

to

one

of

the

TAPE

HD

input

jacks

on

the

rear

panel.

Connecting

Your

Tape

Recorder:

Since

most

monaural

tape

recorders

have

their

own

preamplifier,

it

is

not

desirable

to

plug

the

output

of

the

recorder

into

the

TAPE

HD

jack.

This

might

cause

overloading

of

the

input

stage.

Connect

the

recorder

output

plug

to

either

LEFT

or

RIGHT

AUX

jack

on

the

rear

panel.

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

input

of

your

monaural

tape

recorder

to

either

the

LEFT

or

RIGHT

TAPE

OUT

receptacle

located

on

the

rear

panel.

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

simul-

taneously

monitoring

the

program

with

the

proper

tone

control,

contour

and

loudness

setting.

Connecting

Auxiliary

Monaural

Equipment:

A

TV

tuner

or

other

similar

device

with

a

high

output

level

may

be

connected.

to

either

the

LEFT

or

RIGHT

AUX

jack

on

the

rear

panel.

OPERATING

THE

MODEL

AX20

AS

A

MONAURAL

AMPLIFIER

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

a

SPEAKER

SELECTOR

switch,

RUMBLE

FILTER

switch,

CON-

TOUR

switch

and

EQUALIZATION

switch.

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