Harman Kardon CITATION B Owners Manual - Page 7

INSTALLATION

PROCEDURE

VENTILATION

The

Citation

B

has

been

designed

to

be

displayed

on

an

equipment

shelf

or

in

a

custom

cabinet,

in

the

same

nanner

as

a

preamplifier

or

tuner.

When

installing

the

Citation

B

on

an

equipment

shelf

the

following

precautions

should

be

observed.

1.

Allow

sufficient

space

around

the

amplifier

to

permit

unrestricted

air

fl

ow

for

maximum

circulation.

This

will

insure

low

operating

temperatures

and

will

result

in

extended

component

life.

2.

Do

not

place

books

or

other

objects

on

the

cage

or

in

the

immediate

vicinity

of

the

amplifier.

When

installing

the

Citation

B

into

an

equipment

cabinet

the

following

precautions

should

be

observed.

1.

Allow

at

least

8

inches

above

the

top

cover

of

the

amplifier.

2.

Allow

at

least

6

inches

on

each

side

of

the

chassis.

3.

Cut

the

mounting

shelf

in

accordance

with

the

instructions

on

the

mounting

template.

4.

Leave

the

back

of

the

cabinet

open

to

insure

proper

ventilation.

5.

If

the

Citation

B

is

installed

in

the

same

cabinet

with

vacuum

tube

units,

make

sure

the

amplifier

is

installed

BELOW

and

not

over

the

tube

units.

CONNECTING

THE

SPEAKERS

FOR

STEREO

OPERATION

Your

two

speakers

should

be

identical

to

obtain

optimum

results.

Experts

agree

that

a

perfectly

matched

system

offers

the

best

stereophonic

reproduction.

The

speakers

should

be

placed

along

the

same

wall

approxi-

mately

8

to

10

feet

apart

depending

upon

room

size

and

furniture

placement.

It

may

be

necessary

to

experiment

with

speaker

placement

until

best

results

are

obtained.

Use

any

type

of

stranded

wire

to

connect

your

speakers

to

the

Citation

B.

Lamp

cord

(zip

cord)

#18

gauge

is

excellent

and

may

be

dressed

easily

around

the

molding

for

an

inconspicuous

and

neat

installation.

Do

not

drive

the

staples

or

tacks

through

the

center

of

the

wire

for

this

may

short

out

the

two

sections

and

will

decrease

the

overall

volume

or

short

out

the

speakers

entirely.

It

is

permissible

to

use

approximately

50

feet

of

speaker

connect-

ing

wire

for

each

speaker

without

loss

of

volume.

1.

Connect

one

length

of

lamp

cord

to

the

left

speaker.

(This

is

the

speaker

on

your

left

as

you

face

the

speakers

and

will

now

be

referred

to

as

Channel

A).

2.

Connect

the

other

end

of

the

lamp

cord

to

the

terminals

marked,

"SPEAKER

CHANNEL

A"

located

on

the

rear

panel

of

the

Citation

B.

The

speaker

output

terminals

are

a

high

quality

industrial

type

normally

used

on

professional

test

equipment

and

are

capable

of

accepting

any

type

of

wire

termination

such

as

a

bare

tinned

wire,

banana

plug,

spade

lug,

etc.

3.

Similarly

connect

another

length

of

lamp

cord

to

your

right

speaker.

(This

speaker

will

now

be

referred

to

as

Channel

B).

4.

Connect

the

other

end

of

the

lamp

cord

to

the

terminals

marked

"SPEAKER

CHANNEL

B".

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