Harman Kardon HK300XM Owners Manual - Page 7

Memory

rewind

The

300XM

incorporates

a

special

memory

rewind

that

helps

you

locate

a

preset

point

on

the

tape

automatical

ly.

If

you

wish

to

return

to

a

spe-

cific

point

on

the

tape,

press

the

TAPE

COUNTER

RESET

button

(17)

at

that

point,

resetting

the

TAPE

COUNTER

(16)

to

"000:"

To

return

to

this

point

automatically

at

any

time,

simply

press

the

MEMORY

pushbutton

(15)

before

you

press

the

REWIND

BUTTON

(10).

The

tape

wil

l

auto-

matical

ly

stop

when

the

TAPE

COUNTER

(16)

reaches

"000:"

Note:

The

memory

feature

on

the

300XM

retains

only

one

preset

point

at

a

time

—selecting

a

new

preset

point

clears

the

memory

of

the

previous

selection.

Electronic

Auto

Search

With

the

Electronic

Auto

Search

system

engaged,

the

deck

wi

ll

automatical

ly

scan

a

tape,

in

the

fast

forward

mode,

and

play

back

eight

seconds

of

music

from

each

selection

until

the

proper

one

is

found

and

the

system

is

dis-

engaged.

To

engage

the

system,

press

the

ELECTRONIC

AUTO

SEARCH

button

(3).

The

deck

wi

ll

scan

to

the

next

blank

space

between

selections,

then

automatically

switch

to

the

playback

mode.

If

the

system

is

not

disengaged

by

pressing

the

PLAY

button

(11)

or

STOP

button

(13),

the

deck

wil

l

automatical

ly

shift

back

to

the

fast

forward

mode

and

repeat

the

process,

scanning

and

sampling,

until

the

end

of

the

cassette.

Note:

For

the

Electronic

Auto

Search

system

to

function

properly,

a

minimum

of

2

seconds

of

blank

space

must

be

left

between

recorded

selections.

Bias/equalization

The

300XM

is

equipped

to

play

and

record

al

l

types

of

tape

formulations

presently

avai

lable,

including

the

new

metal

tapes.

To

get

the

best

possible

performance

from

the

tape

you're

using,

choose

the

appropriate

button

from

the

BIAS/

EQUALIZATION

pushbuttons

(22).

"Low

noise"

(LN)

for

ferric

tapes:

FeCr

for

Ferrichrome

tapes:

CrO

2

for

chromium

dioxide

tapes:

metal

for

metal

tapes.

Bias

fine

trim

For

optimum

recording,

each

brand

and

for-

mulation

of

tape

requires

minor

adjustment

of

bias

trim.

To

set

the

trim,

insert

a

blank

tape

and

select

the

proper

bias/equal

ization

setting.

Dolby

NR

and

Dolby

HX

shall

be

switched

off.

Using

no

program

source,

press

the

PLAY

(11)

and

RECORD

(8)

buttons,

and

while

the

deck

is

re-

cording,

press

and

hold

the

RECORD

CALI-

BRATION

TONE

button

(28).

Now

rewind

and

replay

the

recording,

note

the

reading

of

the

PEAK

LEVEL

INDICATORS

(18).

After

you

have

noted

the

level

of

the

record

cal

ibration

tone

on

the

peak

level

indicators,

press

the

PLAY

(11)

and

RECORD

(8)

buttons

again

and

hold

the

BIAS

TONE

button

(27).

Now

rewind

and

replay

the

recording

of

the

tone

while

holding

the

BIAS

TONE

button

in.

If

the

reading

of

the

bias

tone

is

lower

than

the

reading

of

the

record

cal

ibration

tone,

rotate

the

BIAS

FINE

TRIM

knob

(32)

clockwise

(hi

-

boost).

If

the

reading

of

the

bias

tone

is

higher

than

the

reading

of

the

record

cal

ibration

tone,

rotate

the

BIAS

FINE

TRIM

knob

(32)

counter-

clockwise

(hi

-cut).

Each

setting

is

correct

only

for

the

brand

and

formulation

of

tape

in

use.

If

you

continue

to

use

the

same

brand

and

formulation,

read-

justment

is

not

necessary.

But

new

adjustments

should

be

made

for

different

tapes.

Record

calibration

For

best

results,

the

RECORD

CALIBRATION

set

screws

(29)

should

be

adjusted

for

each

formulation

and

brand

of

tape.

To

set

the

calibration,

insert

a

blank

tape

and

select

the

proper

bias/equalization

setting.

Using

no

program

source,

press

the

PLAY

(11)

and

RECORD

(8)

buttons,

and

whi

le

the

deck

is

re-

cording,

press

and

hold

the

RECORD

CALI-

BRATION

TONE

button

(28).

Now

rewind

and

replay

the

recording

of

the

tone

holding

the

RECORD

CALIBRATION

TONE

button

(28)

in

whi

le

listening.

If

the

PEAK

LEVEL

INDICATORS

(18)

read

0

dB,

record

calibration

adjustment

is

complete.

If

not,

adjust

the

RECORD

CALI

-

BRATION

set

screws

(29)

(clockwise

to

in-

crease

the

readings,

counterclockwise

to

de-

crease

them)

and

repeat

the

process

until

the

reading

is

0

dB.

Note:

Some

inexpensive

tape

formulations

have

low

sensitivity.

With

such

tape

formula-

tions

you

might

encounter

difficulty

in

obtaining

0

dB

readings

during

the

above

calibrations.

In

such

an

event

change

to

a

better

qual

ity

tape.

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