Harman Kardon HK210 Owners Manual - Page 4

CONNECTING

A

STEREO

RECORD

PLAYER

Your

receiver

has

been

provided

with

the

appropriate

input

receptacles

to

perform

with

either

a

magnetic

or

ceramic

phonograph

cartridge.

If

your

record

player

is

equipped

with

a

ceramic

cartridge,

connect

both

input

cables

from

your

Record

Player

to

the

LEFT

and

RIGHT

PHONO

CERAMIC

input

receptacles

on

the

rear

of

your

receiver.

Note

that

there

are

two

shorting

plugs

inserted

into

the

phono

mag.

input

receptacles

on

the

rear

of

your

receiver.

When

using

the

ceramic

input

receptacles,

THESE

SHORTING

PLUGS

MUST

BE

LEFT

IN

PLACE

as

they

provide

for

the

proper

equalization

of

your

ceramic

cartridge.

If

your

record

player

is

equipped

with

a

magnetic

cartridge,

REMOVE

BOTH

SHORTING

PLUGS

from

the

phono

mag.

input

receptacles

and

connect

both

input

cables

from

your

record

player

to

these

input

receptacles.

If

you

cannot

determine

which

is

the

left

or

right

cable,

play

an

orchestral

selection

and

listen

for

the

placement

of

instruments.

If

the

violin

section

appears

to

be

on

your

left,

your

connection

is

correct.

If

it

appears

to

be

on

your

right,

reverse

the

two

input

cables.

If

your

record

player

has

a'

special

ground

wire

emerging

with

the

two

input

leads,

connect

this

wire

to

the

GROUND

SCREW

on

the

rear

of

the

receiver.

OPERATION

PROCEDURE

Every

control

on

this

receiver

serves

a

specific

useful

function

and

is

impor-

tant

for

the

proper

operation

of

your

stereo

system.

We

recommend

that

you

read

the

following

section

carefully

so

you

may

take

full

advantage

of

the

performance

capabilities

of

your

receiver.

VOLUME

CONTROL

AND

POWER

SWITCH

The

Volume

Control

is

used

to

adjust

the

volume

level

of

any

program

material

fed

into

the

stereo

system.

The

control

varies

both

channels

simul-

taneously

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

is

heard

and

then

adjust

the

volume

level

of

the

program

you

wish

to

hear.

FUNCTION

SELECTOR

SWITCH

The

Function

Selector

Switch

selects

the

desired

type

of

program

source

to

be

heard

thru

your

system.

1.

PHONO

MONO:

Selects

your

record

player

for

monophonic

operation.

2.

PHONO

STEREO:

Selects

your

record

player

for

stereophonic

operation.

3.

TAPE

AMP/AUX:

Selects

any

program

source

such

as

a

tape

recorder,

the

output

of

your

television

set,

or

any

other

high

level

equipment

connected

to

the

tape

amp/aux

receptacles

on

the

rear

of

your

receiver.

4.

FM

MONO:

Selects

the

FM

section

of

your

receiver.

In

this

position

you

can

listen

to

stereophonic

broadcasts

monophonically

while

monophonic

broadcasts

will

appear

unchanged.

5.

FM

STEREO:

This

is

the

normal

listening

position

for

all

monophonic

or

stereophonic

FM

broadcasts.

In

this

position

the

stereo

indicator

light

and

automatic

switching

circuit

built

into

your

receiver

are

opera-

tive.

For

further

details

see

the

paragraphs

on

"Stereo

Indicator

Light"

and

"Selecting

Monophonic

or

Stereo

FM

Broadcasts".

6.

AM:

This

position

selects

the

AM

section

of

your

receiver

for

AM

reception.

BALANCE

CONTROL

The

balance

control

is

used

to

adjust

the

sound

level

of

each

channel

with

relation

to

each

other.

The

nature

of

stereophonic

reproduction

is

such

that

it

requires

two

identi-

cal

channels

to

obtain

the

optimum

stereo

effect.

As

there

may

be

slight

differ-

ences

between

the

location

of

the

two

speakers,

tape

heads,

cartridges,

etc.,

the

balance

control

is

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.

BASS

AND

TREBLE

TONE

CONTROLS

The

BASS

and

TREBLE

tone

controls

on

your

receiver

provide

the

full

range

of

tonal

adjustment

necessary

for

stereo

high

fidelity

listening.

The

tone

control

range

is

considerable

and

can

adequately

adjust

the

low

and

high

frequencies

in

accordance

with

your

listening

preference,

speaker

characteristics

and

room

acoustics.

TUNING

METER

Your

receiver

incorporates

a

D'arsonval

movement

tuning

meter

for

precise

tuning

of

your

receiver.

Proper

tuning

is

indicated

by

maximum

deflection

(higher

number)

of

the

needle.

Stronger

stations

show

greater

needle

movement.

TUNING

The

tuning

knob,

located

directly

to

the

right

of

the

dial

glass

is

used

to

select

the

desired

FM

or

AM

station

depending

on

the

position

of

your

function

selector

switch.

LOUDNESS/CONTOUR

SWITCH

One

of

the

limitations

of

human

hearing

is

its

tendency

to

lose

sensitivity

to

the

very

low

pitched

sounds

as

the

program

sound

level

is

reduced.

It

is

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

Loudness/Contour

switch

compensates

for

this

effect

;

thereby

elimina-

ting

high

listening

levels

as

a

requisite

for

full

enjoyment

of

reproduced

music.

For

warm,

full-bodied

reproduction

at

low

listening

levels,

throw

the

Loudness/

Contour

switch

"IN".

At

high

levels,

the

contour

switch

has

no

effect.

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