Harman Kardon HK395I Owners Manual - Page 9

Operations

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Listening to a Record (Disc) 1 . Turn the VOLUME control knob to the minimum level and press the POWER switch. 2. Press the SPEAKERS SYSTEM 1 switch or/and SPEAKERS SYSTEM 2 switch for the desired speaker system(s). 3. Press the PHONO switch of the FUNCTION selector and the PHONO FUNCTION indicator will light up. 4. Set the TAPE MONITOR switch to the source (button•out) position. 5. Activate your turntable and place the stylus on the record (disc) . 6. Turn the VOLUME control knob clockwise to increase the sound volume to the desired level. 7. If the disc has a large warp, press the SUBSONIC FILTER switch. 8. Adjust the BASS and TREBLE control knobs to obtain the desired tone. 9. Activate the BALANCE control knob, LOUDNESS or AUDIO MODE switch if necessary. NOTE: If you hear a hum at average listening levels, turn the POWER switch off and check to see that the phono and the ground connections are secure. Depending on the cartridge type used, less hum may be created without the ground connection. Listening to the Video/CD Input Source To listen to a video component, compact disc player or other component: 1 Turn the VOLUME control knob to the minimum level and press the POWER switch. 2. Press the SPEAKERS SYSTEM 1 switch or/and SPEAKERS SYSTEM 2 switch for the desired speaker system(s). 3. Press the VIDEO/CD switch of the FUNCTION selector and the VIDEO/CD FUNCTION indicator lights up. 4. Set the TAPE MONITOR switch to the source (button out) position. 5. Activate the component connected to the VIDEO/CD INPUT jacks. 6. Advance the VOLUME control knob to a comfortable level and adjust the BASS and TREBLE control knobs as desired. 7. Activate the BALANCE control knob, LOUDNESS or AUDIO MODE switch if necessary. OPERATIONS Tape Recording Recording from a program source (FM/AM broadcast, turntable or a component connected to VIDEO/CD INPUT jacks) on a tape deck connected to the TAPE jacks: 1 Turn the VOLUME control knob to the minimum level and press the POWER switch. 2. Press the SPEAKERS SYSTEM 1 switch or/and SPEAKERS SYSTEM 2 switch for the desired speaker system(s). 3. Select the desired program source with the FUNCTION selector. The FUNCTION indicator lights up to indicate the program source selected. 4. Set the TAPE MONITOR switch to the source (button out) position. 5. Advance the VOLUME control knob to a comfortable level. 6. If the program source mode is monaural, press the AUDIO MODE switch to the "mono" position according to the mono program source. 7. Start recording by activating the tape deck connected to TAPE jacks. The source sound can be l istened to from the speakers or headphone. 8. To monitor the sound being recorded, press the TAPE MONITOR switch. The TAPE MONITOR indicator lights up, indicating the monitoring state. NOTE: Recording onto the tape deck is carried out directly from the program source without being influenced by the volume, balance, bass and treble controls, loudness and subsonic filter switches of this unit. Tape Playback 1. Turn the VOLUME control knob to the minimum level and press the POWER switch. 2. Press the SPEAKERS SYSTEM 1 switch or/and SPEAKERS SYSTEM 2 switch for the desired speaker system(s). 3. Press the TAPE MONITOR switch and confirm that the TAPE MONITOR indicator lights up. 4. Insert a recorded tape in the tape deck and set the tape deck in the playback mode. 5. Advance the VOLUME control knob to a comfortable level and adjust the BASS and TREBLE control knobs as desired. 6. Activate the BALANCE control knob, LOUDNESS or AUDIO MODE switch if necessary. 8

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OPERATIONS
Listening
to
a
Record
(Disc)
1
.
Turn
the
VOLUME
control
knob
to
the
minimum
level
and
press
the
POWER
switch.
2.
Press
the
SPEAKERS
SYSTEM
1
switch
or/and
SPEAKERS
SYSTEM
2
switch
for
the
desired
speaker
system(s).
3.
Press
the
PHONO
switch
of
the
FUNCTION
selector
and
the
PHONO
FUNCTION
indicator
wi
l
l l
ight
up.
4.
Set
the
TAPE
MONITOR
switch
to
the
source
(button•out)
position.
5.
Activate
your
turntable
and
place
the
stylus
on
the
record
(disc)
.
6.
Turn
the
VOLUME
control
knob
clockwise
to
increase
the
sound
volume
to
the
desired
level.
7.
If
the
disc
has
a
large
warp,
press
the
SUBSONIC
FILTER
switch.
8.
Adjust
the
BASS
and
TREBLE
control
knobs
to
obtain
the
desired
tone.
9.
Activate
the
BALANCE
control
knob,
LOUDNESS
or
AUDIO
MODE
switch
if
necessary.
NOTE:
If
you
hear
a
hum
at
average
listening
levels,
turn
the
POWER
switch
off
and
check
to
see
that
the
phono
and
the
ground
connections
are
secure.
Depending
on
the
cartridge
type
used,
less
hum
may
be
created
without
the
ground
connection.
Listening
to
the
Video/CD
Input
Source
To
listen
to
a
video
component,
compact
disc
player
or
other
component:
1
Turn
the
VOLUME
control
knob
to
the
minimum
level
and
press
the
POWER
switch.
2.
Press
the
SPEAKERS
SYSTEM
1
switch
or/and
SPEAKERS
SYSTEM
2
switch
for
the
desired
speaker
system(s).
3.
Press
the
VIDEO/CD
switch
of
the
FUNCTION
selector
and
the
VIDEO/CD
FUNCTION
indicator
l
ights
up.
4.
Set
the
TAPE
MONITOR
switch
to
the
source
(button
out)
position.
5.
Activate
the
component
connected
to
the
VIDEO/CD
INPUT
jacks.
6.
Advance
the
VOLUME
control
knob
to
a
comfortable
level
and
adjust
the
BASS
and
TREBLE
control
knobs
as
desired.
7.
Activate
the
BALANCE
control
knob,
LOUDNESS
or
AUDIO
MODE
switch
if
necessary.
Tape
Recording
Recording
from
a
program
source
(FM/AM
broadcast,
turntable
or
a
component
connected
to
VIDEO/CD
INPUT
jacks)
on
a
tape
deck
connected
to
the
TAPE
jacks:
1
Turn
the
VOLUME
control
knob
to
the
minimum
level
and
press
the
POWER
switch.
2.
Press
the
SPEAKERS
SYSTEM
1
switch
or/and
SPEAKERS
SYSTEM
2
switch
for
the
desired
speaker
system(s).
3.
Select
the
desired
program
source
with
the
FUNCTION
selector.
The
FUNCTION
indicator
lights
up
to
indicate
the
program
source
selected.
4.
Set
the
TAPE
MONITOR
switch
to
the
source
(button
out)
position.
5.
Advance
the
VOLUME
control
knob
to
a
comfortable
level
.
6.
If
the
program
source
mode
is
monaural,
press
the
AUDIO
MODE
switch
to
the
"mono"
position
according
to
the
mono
program
source.
7.
Start
recording
by
activating
the
tape
deck
connected
to
TAPE
jacks.
The
source
sound
can
be
l
istened
to
from
the
speakers
or
headphone.
8.
To
monitor
the
sound
being
recorded,
press
the
TAPE
MONITOR
switch.
The
TAPE
MONITOR
indicator
l
ights
up,
indicating
the
monitoring
state.
NOTE:
Recording
onto
the
tape
deck
is
carried
out
directly
from
the
program
source
without
being
influenced
by
the
volume,
balance,
bass
and
treble
controls,
loudness
and
subsonic
filter
switches
of
this
unit.
Tape
Playback
1.
Turn
the
VOLUME
control
knob
to
the
minimum
level
and
press
the
POWER
switch.
2.
Press
the
SPEAKERS
SYSTEM
1
switch
or/and
SPEAKERS
SYSTEM
2
switch
for
the
desired
speaker
system(s).
3.
Press
the
TAPE
MONITOR
switch
and
confirm
that
the
TAPE
MONITOR
indicator
l
ights
up.
4.
Insert
a
recorded
tape
in
the
tape
deck
and
set
the
tape
deck
in
the
playback
mode.
5.
Advance
the
VOLUME
control
knob
to
a
comfortable
level
and
adjust
the
BASS
and
TREBLE
control
knobs
as
desired.
6.
Activate
the
BALANCE
control
knob,
LOUDNESS
or
AUDIO
MODE
switch
if
necessary.
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