Harman Kardon HK200XM Owners Manual - Page 7

Dolby*

HX

and

Dolby

NR

The

200XM

incorporates

the

new

DOLBY

HX

headroom

extension

circuitry

as

well

as

Dolby

NR

circuitry.

Together,

they

provide

a

big

improvement

in

signal-

to-noise

ratio

and

dynamic

range,

and

we

recommend

the

use

of

both

on

all

recordings.

To

record

with

the

DOLBY

HX

process,

press

the

DOLBY

HX

pushbutton

(21)

before

recording.

(The

DOLBY

HX

push-

button

(21)

automatically

engages

the

Dolby

NR

circuitry.)

When

playing

back

a

DOLBY

HX

recorded

tape,

it

is

not

necessary

that

the

DOLBY

HX

pushbutton

(21)

be

in

its

"on"

position

(in).

It

is

necessary

to

have

the

DOLBY

NR

pushbutton

(22)

be

in

its

"on"

position

(in)

for

proper

decoding.

The

Dolby

HX

system

functions

only

during

the

recording

process

—with

no

loss

of

quality.

Tapes

recorded

with

Dolby

NR

should

be

labelled

so

you

remember

to

engage

the

system

during

playback.

Note:

In

some

cases,

recordings

from

FM

broadcasts

may

contain

more

noise

than

was

apparent

during

the

original

broadcast.

To

prevent

this,

place

the

MPX

FILTER

button

(24)

in

its

"on"

posi-

tion

while

recording

from

FM

broadcasts.

To

listen

to

cassette

tapes

Set

the

tape

monitor

switch

of

your

preamplifier

or

receiver

to

the

monitor

or

tape

position.

Press

the

STOP/EJECT

lever

(7)

on

your

200XM

and

the

CAS-

SETTE

DOOR

(5)

will

automatically

open.

Carefully

seat

the

cassette

in

the

CAS-

SETTE

COMPARTMENT

(6)

with

the

ex-

posed

portion

of

the

tape

facing

down

and

the

full

spool

to

your

left.

Once

the

CASSETTE

DOOR

(5)

has

been

closed,

press

the

PLAY

lever

(10)

and

the

cassette

will

begin

to

play.

*"Dolby"

and

the

double

D

symbol

are

trademarks

of

Dolby

Laboratories.

To

rewind

the

cassette

or

return

to

a

previous

passage,

press

the

STOP/EJECT

lever

(7),

then

the

REWIND

lever

(9)

and

allow

the

tape

to

rewind

to

the

appropriate

point.

Then

press

the

STOP/EJECT

lever

(7)

again

before

pressing

the

PLAY

lever

(10).

To

skip

passages

or

to

wind

the

cas-

sette

to

its

end,

press

the

STOP/EJECT

lever

(7),

then

the

FAST

FORWARD

lever

(11)

and

allow

the

tape

to

wind

forward

to

the

appropriate

point.

Again,

make

sure

you

press

the

STOP/EJECT

lever

(7)

be-

fore

the

PLAY

lever

(10).

To

remove

your

cassette

from

the

cas-

sette

deck,

press

the

STOP/EJECT

lever

(7),

until

the

cassette

is

ejected.

To

record

cassette

tapes

Before

recording

any

tape,

it's

impor-

tant

to

understand

the

function

of

the

INPUT

LEVEL

control

(30)

and

the

PEAK

LEVEL

display

(16).

When

recording

any

material

to any

tape,

the

INPUT

LEVEL

control

(

)

should

always

be

adjusted

as

high

as

possible

without

the

PEAK

LEVEL

display

( )

indi-

cating

more

than

0

dB

(+3

dB

for

metal

tapes).

To

record

a

cassette,

place

the

INPUT

SELECTOR

BUTTON

(25)

in

the

line

posi-

tion

(out)

and

set

the

function

switch

of

your

preamplifier

or

receiver

to

the

pro-

gram

source

you

wish

to

tape

from.

Load

a

blank

cassette

as

described

above,

making

sure

the

cassette

is

rewound

to

its

beginning.

To

record,

press

the

PLAY

lever

(10)

and

the

RECORD

lever

(8)

simultane-

ously.

The

record

indicator

will

light

any

time

the

cassette

is

in

the

record

mode.

During

recording,

there

may

be

pas-

sages

in

your

program

source

you

wish

to

omit

from

your

tape.

To

edit

these

pages

out,

press

the

PAUSE

lever

(12)

to

stop

the

recording

process,

then,

when

you

wish

to

continue

recording,

press

the

PAUSE

lever

(12)

again.

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