Harman Kardon HK395I Owners Manual - Page 11

TROUBLESHOOTING

CHECKLIST

Problem

Cause

Remedy

When

listening

to

stereo

sound,

the

left

and

right

sounds

are

reversed.

•The

left

and

right

speaker

wires

are

reversed.

•The

left

and

right

wires

connected

to

other

equipment

are

reversed.

•

Check

the

speaker

wires

and

connect

them

correctly.

•Check

the

wires

to

other

equipment

and

connect

them

correctly.

Sounds

are

not

heard

in

stereo.

•

The

AUDIO

MODE

switch

is

in

the

"mono"

position.

•

Repress

the

AUDIO

MODE

switch

(button

out).

When

playing

the

turntable,

a

low-pitched

noise

("hum"

or

"buzz")

is

heard.

•The

ground

wire

of

the

turntable

is

disconnected.

•The

connections

of

the

turntable

wires

are

incorrect

or

incomplete.

•

Make

the

ground

wire

connection

cor-

rectly.

•

Insert

the

turntable

wires

into

the

PHONO

INPUT

jacks

of

this

unit

secure-

ly.

When

increasing

the

volume

level

while

playing

a

turntable,

an

undesireble

prolonged

sound

(howling)

is

heard.

•""Howl

ing""

is

created

by

the

speakers

and

turntable.

•Too

much

low

frequency

sound

is

present.

•

Place

the

speakers

further

away

from

the

turntable.

•

Place

the

turntable

on

a

more

sol

id

surface.

•

Decrease

the

setting

of

the

BASS

control

knob.

•

Turn

off

the

LOUDNESS

switch.

•

Turn

on

the

SUBSONIC

FILTER

switch.

Sound

qual

ity

is

poor.

•

Input

components

have

not

been

set

up

correctly.

•Tone

control

is

not

proper.

•

Check

the

antenna,

turntable

and

cartridge,

tape

deck,

etc.

and

make

corrections

as

needed.

•Adjust

the

BASS

and/or

TREBLE

con-

trol

knobs

to

obtain

a

desired

tone.

Warranty

and

After

-sale

Service

•Please

find

the

description

of

our

warranty

pol

icy

enclosed

with

this

unit.

•Read

it

careful

ly

and

keep

it

in

a

safe

place.

•The

warranty

period

is

two

years

from

the

date

of

purchase.

Your

bi

ll

of

sale

identifies

this

date.

Therefore,

it

is

important

that

you

also

keep

the

bi

l l

of

sale

for

the

length

of

the

warranty

period.

•If

this

unit

does

not

operate

normal

ly,

first

check

this

unit

by

yourself

fol

lowing

the

instructions

provided

in

TROUBLE-

SHOOTING

CHECKLIST

in

the

manual.

•If

a

problem

persists

even

though

you

have

done

as

suggested

in

the

checkl

ist

consult

your

authorized

Harman

Kardon

service

station.

•Repair

within

the

warranty

term

is

made

according

to

the

prescriptions

specified

in

the

warranty

card.

For

detai

ls,

refer

to

the

warranty

card.

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