Harman Kardon HK1680 Owners Manual - Page 4

Owner's

manual

hk1680

Your

investment

in

a

component

high

fidelity

system

indicates

you

have

a

more

than

average

interest

in

music.

The

fact

that

your

investment

includes

a

Harman

Kardon

Digital

Synthesized

Quartz

-Locked

Stereo

Receiver

shows

us

your

appreciation

of

uncompromised

reproduction

of

the

music

you

enjoy.

Throughout

the

design

and

manu-

facture

of

this

unit,

we

made

every

effort

to

assure

it

wil

l

meet

al

l

of

your

expectations.

To

ensure

continuing

high

performance,

read

this

manual

careful

ly

before

you

connect

and

operate

your

hk1680.

Warning

To

prevent

fire

of

shock

hazard,

do

not

expose

this

appliance

to

rain

or

moisture.

Do

not

mistake

the

ferrite

loopstick

AM

antenna

for

a

handle.

Its

bracket

cannot

support

the

unit.

Do

not

place

other

components

or

objects

on

top

of

the

hk1680.

Connections

For

the

moment,

leave

the

POWER

LINE

CORD

(53)

of

the

hk1680

unconnected.

Put

the

unit

on

the

shelf

or

table

where

it

will

be

installed.

Leave

enough

working

space

so

you

can

make

all

connections

easily.

The

hk1680

requires

adequate

ventilation.

It

should

not

be

installed

on

a

cushion

or

rug,

and

a

minimum

of

two

inches

(5

cm)

clearance

should

be

provided

above

and

behind.

Like

most

stereo

equipment,

your

hk1680

is

fitted

with

pin

type

RCA

connectors

to

accept

standard

pin

type

RCA

patch

cords.

If

these

are

not

compatible

with

your

other

equipment,

consult

your

audio

dealer

for

patch

cords

with

proper

adaptors.

Connecting

your

turntable

to

the

hk1680

Turntables

are

supplied

with

their

own

signal

cables.

Consult

the

owner's

manual

and

determine

which

cable

is

for

the

left

channel

and

which

is

for

the

right

channel.

Insert

the

left

channel

cable

into

the

left

PHONO

INPUT

connector

(44)

on

your

hk1680.

Insert

the

right

channel

cable

into

the

right

PHONO

INPUT

connector

(44).

Push

the

plugs

in

all

the

way

so

they

are

firmly

seated,

making

good

electrical

contact.

If

your

turntable

has

a

separate

ground

wire,

connect

it

to

the

knurled

thumbscrew

on

the

receiver

marked

GND

(42).

Connecting

your

tape

decks

to

the

hk1680

To

connect

a

tape

deck,

connect

the

left

output

con-

nector

of

your

tape

deck

to

the

left

TAPE

1

INPUT

con-

nector

(46)

on

your

hk1680.

Now

connect

the

right

output

connector

of

your

deck

to

the

right

TAPE

1

INPUT

con-

nector

(46)

on

your

hk1680.

Using

a

second

pair

of

patch

cords,

connect

the

left

in-

put

connector

of

your

deck

to

the

left

TAPE

1

OUTPUT

connector

(47)

on

your

hk1680.

Now

connect

the

right

input

connector

of

your

deck

to

the

right

TAPE

1

OUT-

PUT

connector

(47)

on

your

hk1680.

Push

the

plugs

in

all

the

way

so

they

are

firmly

seated,

making

good

electrical

contact.

A

second

tape

deck

may

be

connected

similarly

using

the

TAPE

2

INPUT

and

OUTPUT

connectors

(48)

(49).

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