Harman Kardon HK1680 Owners Manual - Page 6

To

listen

to

broadcasts

To

tune

to

an

FM

station

manually,

press

the

FM

or

AUTO

FM

pushbutton

(17) (16)

and

place

the

TUNING

button

(25)

in

its

MANUAL

position

(in).

To

scan

to

higher

frequencies,

press

the

TUNING

UP

button

(35),

releasing

it

when

the

desired

frequency

has

been

found.

To

scan

to

lower

frequencies,

press

the

TUNING

DOWN

button

(34).

During

scanning,

no

sound

will

be

audible

at

any

time,

even

as

you

pass

frequencies

that

contain

broadcasts.

This

feature

protects

your

audio

system

and

loudspeakers

from

sudden

high

level

signals.

As

you

scan,

the

SIGNAL

STRENGTH

display

(29)

will

help

you

locate

broadcasts.

To

tune

to

an

AM

station,

press

the

AM

pushbutton

(18),

and

follow

the

same

procedure.

The

QUARTZ

LOCK

indicator

(30)

will

light

any

time

the

receiver

is

properly

tuned

to

any

station.

To

scan

automatical

ly,

place

the

TUNING

button

(25)

in

its

AUTO

position

(out).

When

you

press

the

TUNING

UP

button

(34)

or

TUNING

DOWN

button

(35),

the

hk1680

will

automatically

scan

in

the

desired

direction,

stopping

at

each

station

to

play

several

seconds

of

music,

If

the

system

is

not

disengaged

by

placing

the

SCAN

STOP

button

(24)

in

its

"on"

position

(in),

the

hk1680

will

continue

scanning

and

sampling

unti

l

dis-

engaged.

In

its

"on"

position

(out)

the

MUTING

button

(28)

will

automatically

reject

weak

or

distant

stations

that

would

give

poor

reception.

To

receive

these

stations,

press

the

MUTING

button

(28)

to

its

"off"

position

(in).

When

the

TUNING

button

(25)

is

in

its

AUTO

position

(out),

the

muting

function

is

enabled

regardless

of

the

MUTING

button

position.

You

can

adjust

the

action

of

the

muting

circuit

in

your

hk1680

by

using

the

MUTE

ADJUST

control

(43)

on

the

rear

panel

.

The

mute

adjust

is

set

at

the

factory

so

that

you

can

receive

the

maximum

number

of

stations.

You

may

wish

to

alter

the

setting

to

mute

some

of

the

weaker

and

noisier

FM

stations

by

adjusting

the

MUTE

ADJUST

con-

trol

(43)

clockwise.

When

the

MUTE

ADJUST

control

(43)

is

turned

fully

clockwise,

all

but

the

strongest

FM

stations

are

muted.

During

adjustment

of

the

MUTE

ADJUST

con-

trol

(43)

make

sure

the

TUNING

button

(25)

is

in

its

MANUAL

position

(in).

When

the

AUTO

FM

button

(16)

is

selected,

the

hk1680

wil

l

automatical

ly

shift

into

the

mono

mode

when

the

signal

is

too

weak

for

good

stereo

reception.

To

receive

weak

stations

in

mono

(and

reduce

noise),

press

the

FM

button

(17)

instead.

FM/AM

preset

memory

Each

of

the

FM/AM

PRESET

MEMORY

buttons

(23)

on

the

hk1680

can

store

one

AM

station

and

one

FM

sta-

tion

in

memory

for

easy

recal

l

.

Once

registered

in

memory,

these

stations

may

be

recalled

simply

by

selecting

either

the

AM

or

FM

band

with

the

function

selector

buttons,

then

depressing

the

proper

FM/AM

PRESET

MEMORY

button

(23).

To

register

a

station

in

memory,

first

locate

the

station

as

described

earlier,

and

press

the

SCAN

STOP

button

(24).

Then

press

the

MEMORY

button

(22)

and

the

word

MEMORY

wil

l

appear

at

the

right

hand

side

of

the

fre-

quency

display

(33).

Within

5

seconds

after

pressing

the

MEMORY

button

(22)

press

any

of

the

6

AM/FM

PRESET

MEMORY

buttons

(23)

to

store

a

station

in

memory.

To

recall

a

station

from

the

memory

at

any

time,

simply

select

the

proper

function

(FM

or

AM)

and

press

the

appro-

priate

FM/AM

PRESET

MEMORY

button

(23).

Any

time

any

of

the

FM/AM

PRESET

MEMORY

buttons

(23)

is

pressed,

and

the

MEMORY

button

(22)

is

also

pressed,

the

previously

registered

station

wi

l

l

automatical

ly

be

cancelled

and

the

new

one

registered.

Whenever

the

receiver

is

turned

on,

it

wi

l

l

automatically

tune

to

the

last

station

you

l

istened

to,

regardless

of

whether

that

station

was

registered

in

memory

or

not.

When

recal

l

ing

stations

from

the

memory,

the

FM/AM

PRESET

MEMORY

push

buttons

should

not

be

pushed

in

rapid

succession.

There

should

be

at

least

a

1

second

interval

between

the

selection

of

each

station.

Note:

If

power

to

hk1680

is

cut

for

any

reason,

a

bat-

tery

backup

system

will

activate

to

prevent

preset

stations

from

being

cancel

led

from

the

memory.

Momentary

power

cuts

will

not

affect

the

memory.

However

we

recommend

that

you

do

not

connect

the

hk1680

to

an

outlet

that

may

inadvertently

be

turned

off.

Otherwise

excessive

battery

drain

may

occur.

ODD

(9kHz)/EVEN

(10kHz)

selector

The

ODD

(9kHz)/EVEN

(10kHz)

SELECTOR

(54)

is

used

for

matching

the

tuning

step

of

your

hk1680

with

the

frequency

step

of

the

AM/FM

stations

in

your

area.

With

the

selector

placed

in

the

ODD

(9kHz)

position,

tuning

step

of

the

hk1680

is

set

to

9kHz

for

AM

broad-

casting;

it

also

sets

tuning

step

for

FM

broadcasting

to

50kHz

automatically.

Setting

it

in

the

EVEN

(10kHz)

position

sets

the

tuning

step

to

10kHz

for

AM

and

200kHz

for

FM

broadcasting.

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