Harman Kardon HK440VXI Owners Manual - Page 4

HK440

/

HK550

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Controls

Thank

you

for

choosing

Harman

Kardon.

You

now

own

a

superb

piece

of

high

fidelity

equipment.

Used

properly,

it

will

provide

you

with

thousands

of

hours

of

musical

enjoyment.

Even

if

you

have

experience

with

high

fidelity

components,

we

nevertheless

ask

you

to

read

and

carefully

follow

the

instruc-

tions

in

this

manual.

It

will

insure

a

successful

partnership

between

you

and

your

new

Harman

Kardon

receiver.

NOTE:

Because

this

manual

has

been

designed

to

cover

the

hook-up

and

operation

of

both

the

HK550Vxi

and

HK440Vxi

receivers,

some

instructions

may

not

be

applicable

for

both

models.

Information

that

is

specific

only

to

one

or

the

other

of

the

receivers

is

noted

in

bold

face.

For

example:

HK550Vxi

ONLY

-SPEAKER

selection

switch.

The

following

is

a

short

explanation

of

the

operating

controls

and

features

on

the

front

panel

of

your

receiver.

1.

On/Off

Beginning

on

the

far

lower

left

hand

side

is

the

POWER

button.

It

turns

your

HK550Vxi

/

HK440Vxi

on

and

off

and

also

controls

power

to

any

component

plugged

into

the

switched

AC

outlet

on

the

back

panel.

2.

Headphone

Jack

Here

you

may

plug

a

pair

of

headphones

for

listening

inde-

pendent

of

either

set

of

speaker

outputs.

Both

the

HK550Vxi

and

HK440Vxi

allow

you

to

turn

off

your

speakers

so

that

you

can

listen

to

the

HEADPHONE

output

only.

3.

Speaker

Selectors

SPEAKER

switching

is

handled

differently

in

the

HK550Vxi

and

HK440Vxi.

HK550Vxi

ONLY

—

SPEAKER

selection

switch.

A

4

-position

rotary

knob

lets

you

choose

1)

no

output

to

speakers

(OFF),

for

independent

headphone

monitoring;

2)

SPEAKERS

1

only;

3)

SPEAKERS

2

only;

4)

1

+

2,

which

lets

you

play

two

sets

of

speakers

at

once.

NOTE:

Please

consult

APPENDIX

I

at

the

end

of

this

manual

before

you

connect

two

sets

of

loudspeakers

to

the

HK550Vxi.

HK440Vxi

ONLY

—

SPEAKER

buttons.

Independent

selection

buttons

are

provided

for

two

sets

of

loudspeakers.

You

may

press

one

or

the

other,

or

both.

NOTE:

Please

consult

APPENDIX

I

at

the

end

of

this

manual

before

you

connect

two

sets

of

loudspeakers

to

the

HK440Vxi.

4.

Tone

Controls

BASS

and

TREBLE

tone

controls

have

been

designed

to

only

affect

the

sound

below

300Hz

and

above

3000Hz,

respectively.

Their

design

allows

corrective

adjustments

of

up

to

+10dB

at

lowest

and

highest

octaves

without

affecting

midrange

performance.

The

tone

controls

are

recommended

primarily

as

a

method

of

gently

correcting

tonal

deficiencies

(or

overabundances)

in

the

overall

sound

of

your

system.

Thus

an

overly

shrill

recording

or

"boomy"

room

acoustic

may

be

improved

with

a

slight

decrease

in

treble

and

bass,

respec-

tively.

Smaller

loudspeakers

lacking

in

low

end

may

be

enhanced

with

bass

boost.

An

indistinct

vocal

may

be

made

more

clear

by

"boosting"

midrange

through

the

reduction

of

both

treble

and

bass

controls.

Another

excellent

tone

control

use

is

for

the

enhancement

of

video

sound

from

your

VCR

or

TV

tuner.

5.

Balance

Control

The

BALANCE

control

is

used

to

distribute

sound

between

right

and

left

speakers.

It

is

especially

useful

if

your

main

listening

position

is

closer

to

one

speaker

than

the

other.

In

this

case,

rotate

the

control

so

more

sound

is

coming

from

the

speaker

farthest

away

from

you.

6.

Tape

Monitor

Your

new

Harman

Kardon

receiver

provides

you

with

flexibility

in

tape

playback

and

recording.

The

switch

positions

on

the

left

(TAPE

1)

and

right

(TAPE

2)

let

you

hear

the

output

of

cassette

decks

which

are

plugged

into

these

tape

monitor

loops.

If

you

only

have

one

tape

deck,

we

suggest

you

use

TAPE

1

only.

The

center

TAPE

MONITOR

SOURCE

position

may

be

thought

of

as

a

"Tape

On/Off'

button.

It

shuts

off

output

from

the

tape

deck

and

returns

you

to

the

input

choices

on

the

FUNCTION

switch

to

its

right.

Recordings

can

be

made

in

the

TAPE

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