Harman Kardon HK6600 Owners Manual - Page 4

Connecting

Other

Components

Carefully

connect

the

plugs

to

the

left

and

right

channel

jacks.

Push

the

plugs

in

al

l

the

way.

Poor

setting

of

the

plugs

tends

to

cause

hum

or

intermittent

sound

and

may

damage

the

speakers.

NOTE:

Whi

le

you

are

connecting

this

unit

to

the

rest

of

your

high

fidelity

system,

please

unplug

the

power

core,

discon-

necting

not

only

this

unit

but

al

l

the

components,

from

the

AC

outlet.

Do

not

interwind

the

connection

wires

with

the

power

cord.

If

interwound,

the

sound

quality

may

be

degraded.

When

only

one

turntable

is

used,

be

sure

to

insert

the

attached

short

-pin

plug

into

the

PHONO

MM

or

MC

jacks

that

are

not

being

used.

MM

Connecting

Speakers

Connect

the

speaker

wires

careful

ly

to

the

speaker

terminals

or

the

rear

panel

so

as

not

to

mistake

the

left

and

the

right

channels

or

reverse

the

speaker

polarities

(-r

and

—I.

Use

sufficiently

thick

wire

(18

gauge

for

short

lengths,

16-12

gauge

for

longer

lengths).

It

is

recommended

to

use

color

-

coded

wire

for

easy

polarity

identification.

Speaker

wires

should

be

as

short

as

possible,

and

the

left

and

the

right

channel

wires

should

be

the

same

length.

1

.

Remove

about

20

mm

(3/4

inch)

of

insulation

from

the

end

of

each

wire

and

twist

the

strands

of

each

end

2C

mm

2.

After

making

sure

of

the

correct

channel

and

polarity,

loosen

the

SPEAKER

SYSTEM

terminal

knob

and

insert

the

conductor

directly

into

the

recess

at

the

upper

-left

of

the

terminal.

Then

tighten

the

terminal

knob,

and

the

end

of

speaker

wire

is

automatically

wound

around

the

termi-

nal

.

C

sP

ENO

3.

Set

the

SPEAKER

OPERATING

MODE

switch

on

the

rear

panel

to

match

the

impedance

of

your

speakers.

Remove

the

switch

cover

by

pressing

its

lugs.

If

your

speakers

are

norm

inally

4

Ohms,

set

this

switch

to

the

"4O"

position.

If

your

speakers

are

nominal

ly

8

Ohms,

set

this

switch

to

the

"M"

position.

Reinstall

the

switch

cover

in

order

to

prevent

accidental

switching.

8

Ohms

setting

CAUTION:

Two

speaker

systems

can

be

connected

to

this

unit.When

two

speaker

systems

are

connected,

care

should

be

taken

that

net

impedance

does

not

become

less

than

8

or

4

Ohms

depending

on

the

position

of

the

SPEAKER

OPERAT-

ING

MODE

switch.

AC

Convenience

Receptacles

The

AC

convenience

receptacles

on

the

rear

panel

can

be

used

for

supplying

power

to

a

tuner,

turntable,

tape

deck

or

other

low

power

component.

The

SWITCHED

receptacles

have

a

combined

power

capacity

of

200

Watts.

The

UN

-

SWITCH

ED

receptacle

has

a

power

capacity

of

200

Watts.

Check

the

component's

owner's

manual

to

find

its

power

re-

quirement.

SWITCHED:

The

power

to

these

receptacles

is

turned

on

and

off

by

this

unit's

power

switch.

UNSWITCHED:

The

power

to

this

receptacle

is

independent

of

this

unit's

power

switch.

NOTE:

In

some

countries,

these

AC

convenience

recep-

tacles

are

not

available.

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