Harman Kardon HK495I Owners Manual - Page 9

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

will

l

ight

up.

4.

Set

the

TAPE

MONITOR

switch

to

the

"source"

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

to

the

-

on"

position.

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

l

istening

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

l

isten

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"

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

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.

Set

the

TAPE

switch

to

the

"1

-

or

"2"

position

corresponding

to

the

tape

deck

to

be

played.

4.

Press

the

TAPE

MONITOR

switch

to

the

"monitor"

position

and

confirm

that

the

TAPE

MONITOR

indicator

l

ights

up.

5.

Insert

a

recorded

tape

in

the

tape

deck

and

set

the

tape

deck

in

the

playback

mode.

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

1

and/or

TAPE

2

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

switch

to

the

"1"

or

"2"

position

corresponding

to

the

tape

deck

to

be

recorded.

5.

Set

the

TAPE

MONITOR

switch

to

the

"source"

position.

6.

Advance

the

VOLUME

control

knob

to

a

comfortable

level.

7.

If

the

program

source

mode

is

monaural,

press

the

AUDIO

MODE

switch

to

the

"mono"

position

according

to

the

mono

program

source.

8.

Start

recording

by

activating

the

tape

deck(s)

connected

to

TAPE

1

and/or

TAPE

2

jacks.

The

source

sound

can

be

l

istened

to

from

the

speakers

or

headphone.

9.

To

monitor

the

sound

being

recorded,

press

the

TAPE

MONITOR

switch

to

the

"monitor"

position.

The

TAPE

MONITOR

indicator

lights

up,

indicating

the

monitoring

state.

NOTE:

In

case

simultaneous

recording

onto

the

tape

in

the

tape

decks

connected

to

the

TAPE

1

jacks

and

TAPE

2

jacks

is

desired,

press

the

TAPE

switch

to

set

it

to

the

"2"

position.

The

tape

monitor

output

signal

fed

to

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

fi

lter

switches

of

this

unit.

Tape

Dubbing

Two

tape

decks

can

be

connected

to

this

unit

and

dubbing

can

be

done

from

the

tape

in

the

tape

deck

connected

to

the

TAPE

1

jacks

onto

the

tape

in

the

tape

deck

connected

to

the

TAPE

2

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.

Set

the

TAPE

switch

to

the

"copy"

position

(button

out).

4.

If

the

tape

to

be

dubbed

is

monaural,

press

the

AUDIO

MODE

switch

to

the

"mono"

position.

5.

After

setting

the

tape

deck

connected

to

the

TAPE

1

jacks

for

playback

and

the

tape

deck

connected

to

the

TAPE

2

jacks

for

recording,

dubbing

wi

ll

begin.

6.

To

monitor

the

sound

being

dupl

icated,

press

the

TAPE

MONITOR

switch

to

the

"monitor"

position.

Another

program

source

can

be

l

istened

to

during

dubbing,

with

no

effect

on

the

dubbing

quality.

1.

Set

the

TAPE

MONITOR

switch

to

the

"source"

position.

2.

Select

the

desired

program

source

with

the

FUNCTION

selector.

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