Harman Kardon HK200 Owners Manual - Page 6

CONNECTING THE FM ANTENNA Due to the exceptionally high sensitivity of your receiver, the 48" wire supplied i s sufficient for all but the most difficult locations. The balanced antenna input i s designed to accept a 300 R antenna, indoor or outdoor type. When using the antenna supplied connect one end of the 48" wire to either of the FM antenna terminals. Horizontal placement o f the antenna will yield optimum reception. The antenna may be tacked to the back of the molding behind the equipment or to the shelf you use. As FM signals are in the same broadcast frequency range as N signals, they are affected by the same external conditions. Just as TV reception i s improved, you can improve your FM reception with an external antenna. When using an external antenna connect both leads of the antenna wire to the two FM antenna terminal posts on the rear o f your receiver. CONNECTING THE A M ANTENNA The AM loopstick fastened on the rear o f your receiver comprises all the antenna usually required for normal signal areas. In more remote locations an additional outdoor antenna may be required. This should consist of a single wire, as long as i s reasonably practical. It must be kept away from large metal objects, power lines or electrical machinery to insure reception without extraneous noise. Attach this length of wire to the AM terminal of the ANTENNA TERMINAL STRIP. - CONNECTING A STEREO RECORD PLAYER (MAGNETIC PICKUP) Connect both leads from your record player to the CHAN A and CHAN B PHONO MAG input receptacles on the rear of the receiver chassis. If your record player has a special ground wire emerging with the two input leads, connect this ground wire to the ground terminal on the rear of the receiver. - CONNECTING A MONOPHONIC RECORD PLAYER (MAGNETIC PICKUP) Connect the single lead from your monophonic record player to either the A or B PHONO MAG input receptacles on the rear of the receiver chassis. CONNECTING A STEREO TAPE RECORDER Connect the two tape recorder output cables to the LEFT and RIGHT TAPE AMPIAUX input receptacles on the rear of your receiver. With the Function Switch in the TAPE AMPIAUX position you will now be able to play your stereo tapes. In order to make a recording, connect the inputs of your tape recorder to the TAPE OUT receptacles on the rear of the receiver. This will allow you to make a stereophonic recording while simultaneously listening to the program material through your spe'aker system. CONNECTING A MONOPHONIC TAPE RECORDER If a monophonic tape recorder i s to be used with your receiver connect the recorder output to either the CHAN A or CHAN B AUX input receptacle located on Ihe rear panel. This will enable you to play back your monophonic tapes. If your recorder i s stereo playback but records monophonically, connect the output as described in the previous section on connecting a stereo tape recorder. Connect the input for recording monophonically as described below. Connect the input of your recorder to either the CHAN A or CHAN B TAPE OUT receptacle. This will enable you to record monophonically while simultaneously listening to the program through the receiver and speakers. OPERATION PROCEDURE Every control on this receiver serves a specific useful function and i s important for the proper operation of your stereo system. W e recommend that you read the following section carefully so you may take full advantage of the performance capabilities of your receiver. BALANCE CONTROL The balance control i s used to adjust the sound level of each channel with relation to each other. The nature of stereophonic reproduction i s such that it requires two identical channels to obtain the optimum stereo effect. As there may be slight differences between the location of the two speakers, tape heads, cartridges, etc., the balance control i s provided to permit re-balancing of the overall system even in extreme cases where unbalance exists. It should be noted that the Balance Control may be set anywhere within its range of adjustment to attain system balance. VOLUME CONTROL AND POWER SWITCH The Volume Control i s used to adjust the volume level of any program material fed into the stereo system. The control varies both channels simultaneously therefore eliminating the necessity of balancing your system each time you change the volume level. In the full counter-clockwise position your receiver is OFF. In order to turn your receiver ON, turn the control clockwise until a click i s heard and then adjust the volume level of the program you wish to hear. BASS AND TREBLE CONTROLS The BASS and TREBLE tone controls on your receiver provide the full range of tonal adiustment necessary for stereo high fidelity listening. The tone control range i s considerable and can adequately adjust the low and high frequencies in accordance with your listening preference, speaker characteristics and room acoustics. For your convenience the "Contour Defeat Switch" i s now an integral part of the "Bass Tone Control." For warm full bodied reproduction at low listening levels leave the switch in the normal (in) position. To defeat the contour pull the bass control out. At high levels the contour/defeat switch has no effect. CONTOUR DEFEAT SWITCH One of the limitations of human hearing i s its tendency to lose sensitivity to the very low pitched sounds as the program sound level i s reduced. It i s this characteristic (known as the Fletcher-Munson effect) which causes one to play music programs at high listening levels in order to experience the full rich tone available from fine modern recordings. The Contour/Defeat switch compensates for this effect; thereby eliminating high listening levels as a requisite for full enjoyment of reproduced music.