Harman Kardon HK35 Owners Manual - Page 2

CONNECTING

THE

.

SPEAKERS

FOR

STEREO

OPERATION

In

order

to

achieve

the

best

stereo

performance,

proper

speaker

positioning

is

important.

The

room

diagrams

will

give

you

some

idea

of

where

the

speakers

should

be

placed

with

relation

to

the

main

seating

area.

The

speakers

should

be

off

the

fl

oor

3

or

4

feet

if

possible

and

approximately

9

feet

apart.

Since

all

rooms

are

different

in

size

or

shape

a

little

experiment-

ing

with

placement

will

be

worthwhile.

You

will

notice

that

rooms

2

and

3

have

alternate

suggested

positions.

As

a

general

guide

you

should

be

seated

opposite

the

speakers

for

maximum

spaciousness

and

concert

hall

effect.

There

should

never

be

the

impression

of

two

separated

sound

sources,

neither

should

the

speakers

be

so

close

to

each

other

that

you

never

experience

the

depth

and

separation

of

stereo.

If

you

should

require

further

help

in

solving

a

specific

unusual

room

problem

please

write

and

include

a

simple

drawing

of

your

room

layout

and

its

dimen-

sions

and

we

will

advise

you

of

the

best

location

for

your

speakers.

SPEAKER

CONNECTIONS

We

have

provided

two

types

of

speaker

connections

—the

screw

type

and

the

phono

type

for

your

con-

venience

in

connecting

any

model

music

system

to

your

speakers.

If

your

music

system

has

screw

type

terminals,

use

the

screw

type

terminal

strips

on

the

rear

of

your

speak-

ers

for

connecting

them

to

your

unit

using

the

follow-

ing

procedure:

1.

Measure

the

length

of

speaker

cable

required

to

connect

the

speaker

to

the

amplifier.

2.

Strip

and

tin

each

wire

at

the

ends

of

the

(2)

con-

ductor

speaker

cable.

3.

Connect

one

end

of

this

cable

(one

wire)

to

the

(+)

output

terminal

and

the

other

wire

to

the

(—)

terminal

of

your

amplifier.

The

other

end

of

this

cable

should

be

connected

to

the

appropriate

(+)

and

(—)

terminals

on

the

rear

of

your

speaker.

4.

Repeat

the

above

procedure

when

connecting

your

second

speaker

to

your

system.

To

connect

your

Harman

Kardon

speakers

to

an

amplifier

using

RCA

Plug

type

connectors

the

follow-

ing

procedure

should

be

followed:

1.

Remove

the

Black

rubber

plug

that

has

been

in-

serted

into

each

of

the

RCA

jacks

on

the

rear

of

your

Harman

Kardon

speakers.

2.

Plug

one

end

of

the

speaker

cable

into

the

receptacle

on

the

rear

of

your

left

speaker

(this

is

the

speaker

on

the

left

as

you

face

the

speakers).

3.

Plug

the

other

end

of

the

speaker

cable

into

the

LEFT

speaker

receptacle

on

the

rear

of

the

re-

ceiver.

4.

Similarly

connect

the

other

speaker

cable

to

your

right

speaker.

5.

Attach

the

other

end

of

the

speaker

cable

to

the

receptacle

marked

RIGHT

on

the

rear

of

the

receiver.

6.

Your

receiver

is

now

connected

for

stereo

operation.

SPEAKER

PHASING

When

more

than

one

speaker

is

used

in

any

music

reproduction

system

the

speakers

must

be

connected

in

a

manner

to

work

together

rather

than

work

out

of

phase.

If

one

speaker

is

pushing

air

out

while

the

other

is

moving

in

the

opposite

direction,

this

will

result

in

diminishing

bass

response.

Checking

for

proper

phase

and

correcting

if

necessary

is

quite

simple.

1.

Place

a

stereophonic

recording

on

your

record

player.

2.

Place

the

Function

Selector

switch

in

the

Phono

Mono

position

for

monophonic

playback.

3.

Play

the

record.

The

sound

should

emerge

from

approximately

the

center

area

between

the

two

speakers.

4.

While

the

record

is

playing

place

the

Function

Selector

switch

in

the

Phono

Stereo

position.

5.

The

sound

should

now

move

across

the

wall

of

the

room

and

should

appear

to

come

from

both

speakers

as

well

as

the

center.

6.

If

your

speakers

are

out

of

phase,

the

sound

source

will

not

pinpoint

itself

between

the

two

speakers

when

the

Function

Selector

switch

is

in

the

Phono

Mono

position.

Instead

it

will

appear

to

come

from

both

sides.

If

the

speakers

are

out

of

phase,

turn

off

the

receiver

and

disconnect

both

leads

from

either

the

left

or right

speaker

and

reverse

them.

Your

system

will

now

be

in

phase.

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