Harman Kardon CIT25 Owners Manual - Page 10

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Preampl

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Set -Up

Every

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owner

will

have

his

or

her

own

unique

combination

of

components

to

connect

to

the

preamplifier.

Instead

of

sequential

instructions,

we

have

provided

a

discus-

sion

of

each

connection

on

the

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hack

panel.

Read

those

sections

which

pertain

to

your

own

particular

components.

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Preamplifier.

While

the

box

is

quite

large

and

may

be

a

nuisance

to

store,

it

is

essential

for

shipping

if

you

move

or

should

the

unit

ever

need

repair.

Also

he

sure

to

fill

out

the

Customer

Profile

card

and

save

your

sales

receipt

in

a

safe

place.

It

is

necessary

to

establish

the

date

on

which

your

warranty

begins',

and

as

proof

of

ownership

in

the

event

of

something

drastic

such

as

fire

or

theft.

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fully

shielded

and

may

be

placed

on

top

of

or

under

other

stereo

components,

provided

that

its

3/8

-inch

"feet"

provide

sufficient clearance

for

the

cooling

needs

of

the

component

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Before

connecting

any

other

components

to

the

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first

make

sure

that

your

power

amplifier

and

all

other

components

are

switched

off.

Take

care

to

match

left

and

right

component

plugs

with

the

left

and

right

input

jacks

on

the

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25.

Common

practice

is

to

treat

the

red

plug

as

right

and

the

greyl

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plug

as

left.

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At

the

far

top

left

of

the

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hack

panel

is

a

ground

terminal.

It

should

be

connected

to

the

ground

wire

on

your

turntable

cable.

The

vast

majority

of

system

hook-ups

do

not

require

special

grounding

between

the

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and

a

power

amplifier.

However,

in

the

rare

event

that

you

do

have

a

50/60

-cycle

hum

problem,

you

may

take

further

advantage

of

the

ground

terminal

provided.

First,

check

that

all

AC

line

cords

and

speaker

wires

are

well

away

from

sensitive

line

level

audio

cables,

especially

the

one

running

from

your

turntable

to

the

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25.

If

that

doesn't

cure

the

problem.

run

a

single

conductor

wire

from

your

power

amplifier's

ground

post

to

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ground

terminal.

In

extreme

cases,

you

may

need

to

wrap

this

ground

wire

around

the

audio

cables

running

from

the

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25's

Output

terminals

to

the

power

amplifier.

on

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has

provisions

for

both

moving

coil

and

moving

magnet

cartridge

inputs.

Make

sure

to

plug

turntables

with

moving

magnet

cartridges

only

into

the

MM

inputs

on

the

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25,

as

the

sizeable

gain

boost

found

at

the

MC

inputs

will

cause

volume

level

problems

and

severe

distortion

with

MM

(Moving

Magnet)

cartridges.

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Many

phono

cartridges

are

relatively

insensitive

to

the

capacitance

of

connecting

cables

and

the

pre

-amp

input.

If

so,

the

CAP.

TRIM

(p1)

adjustment

may

be

left

at

its

NORMAL

setting.

But

some

moving

magnet

cartridges

will

provide

their

fl

attest frequency

response

only

within

a

specific

range

of

load

capacitance.

To

select

the

best

value

for

preamplifier

input

capacitance,

you

must first

determine

the

total

capacitance

recommended

for

the

cartridge.

The

formula

is:

CARTRIDGE

CAPACITANCE

MINUS

TURNTABLE

CAPACITANCE

or

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-

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