Harman Kardon HK300XM Owners Manual - Page 6

Owner's

manual

hk300XM

Your

investment

in

a

component

high

fidelity

system

indicates

that

you

have

more

than

an

average

interest

in

music.

The

fact

that

your

in-

vestment

includes

a

Harman

Kardon

Ultrawide-

band

Metal

Tape

Deck

shows

us

your

apprecia-

tion

of

uricompromised

reproduction

in

the

music

you

enjoy.

Throughout

the

design

and

manufac-

ture

of

this

unit,

we

made

every

effort

to

assure

it

wi

ll

meet

al

l

of

your

expectations.

To

ensure

continuing

high

performance,

read

this

manual

carefully

before

you

connect

and

operate

your

hk300XM

tape

deck.

Connections

For

the

moment,

leave

the

POWER

LINE

CORD

(40)

of

the

300XM

unconnected.

Put

the

unit

on

the

table

or

shelf

where

it

wi

ll

be

instal

led.

Leave

enough

working

space

so

you

can

make

al

l

the

connections

easi

ly.

The

300XM

requires

adequate

venti

lation.

It

should

not

be

instal

led

on

a

cushion

or

rug

and

a

minimum

of

2

inches

(5

cm.)

clearance

should

be

provided.

Connecting

the

300XM

to

your

preamplifier

or

receiver

Like

most

stereo

equipment,

your

300XM

is

fitted

with

pin

-type

RCA

connectors.

Using

stan-

dard

pin

-type

RCA

patch

cords

(provided),

con-

nect

the

left

HIGH

INPUT

connector

(38)

on

your

300XM

with

the

left

tape

output

connector

on

your

preamplifier

or

receiver.

Connect

the

right

chan-

nels

simi

larly.

Using

a

second

set

of

patch

cords,

connect

the

left

OUTPUT

connector

(39)

of

the

300XM

to

the

left

tape

input

connector

of

your

preamplifier

or

receiver.

Connect

the

right

channels

similarly.

Push

the

plugs

in

al

l

the

way

so

they

are

firmly

seated,

making

good

electrical

contact.

If

you

find

you

are

getting

insufficient

gain

to

achieve

proper

recording

levels

(as

indicated

by

the

PEAK

LEVEL

INDICATORS

(18)),

reconnect

the

cables

from

HIGH

INPUT

(38)

to

LOW

INPUT

(37)

connectors.

If

your

preamplifier

or

receiver

does

not

ac-

cept

pin

-type

RCA

connectors,

consult

your

audio

dealer

for

patch

cords

with

proper

adaptors.

Power

connection

If

you

have

completed

the

connections

above,

you

are

now

ready

to

place

the

300XM

in

its

per-

manent

position

and

plug

the

POWER

LINE

CORD

(40)

into

an

AC

outlet.

To

turn

the

unit

on

and

off,

press

the

POWER

switch

(2).

When

power

is

on,

the

POWER

indicator

(1)

wil

l l

ight.

Controls

on

the

300XM

Before

using

your

cassette

deck,

it's

impor-

tant

that

you

fami

liarize

yourself

with

the

various

controls

on

the

front

panel

.

Tape

counter

and

reset

The

TAPE

COUNTER

(16)

is

used

for

accurate

location

of

particular

passages

on

a

tape.

At

the

beginning

of

a

tape,

press

the

TAPE

COUNTER

RESET

button

(17)

and

the

TAPE

COUNTER

(16)

will

return

to

"000:"

By

keeping

track

of

the

TAPE

COUNTER

readout

(16),

you

can

easi

ly

return

to

any

passage

you

like.

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