Harman Kardon HK6600 Owners Manual - Page 7

CONTROLS

AND.

FUNCTIONS

O

PRE-OUT/MAIN-IN

SWITCH

(Pre

-Out

Main

-In)

Usually

this

switch

is

kept

in

the

Integrated

position.

By

depressing

this

switch

to

the

Separate

position,

the

pream-

plifier

and

power

amplifier

sections

are

separated

from

each

other

for

independent

function.

To

use

the

preamplifier

section

independently,

connect

the

input

jacks

of

the

other

power

amplifier

to

the

PRE

-OUT

jacks

on

the

rear

panel

.

To

use

the

power

amplifier

section

independently,

connect

the

output

jacks

of

the

other

preamplifier

to

the

MAIN

-IN

jacks

on

the

rear

panel.

•

PHASE

-CORRECT

LOUDNESS

SWITCH

(Phase

-Cor-

rect

Loudness)

This

switch

activates

a

unique

low

frequency

equalization

circuit

that

provides

full,

natural

sound

from

smal

l

speakers

that

are

normally

deficient

in

the

bass

region.

It

can

also

be

used

in

place

of

conventional

loudness

compensation.

m

SUBSONIC

FILTER

SWITCH

(Subsonic)

When

playing

the

turntable,

this

filter

switch

is

used

to

reduce

subsonic

frequencies,

which

may

excessively

vibrate

the

speaker

cones

or

turntable

and

cause

feedback.

ei

HIGH

CUT

FILTER

SWITCH

(High

Cut)

This

switch

is

pressed

to

cut

off

high

frequency

noise

such

as

disc

scratches

or

tape

hiss.

®

MODE

SWITCH

(Mode)

This

switch

is

used

to

combine

the

left

and

right

channels

and

create

a

mono

signal.

TAPE

MONITOR

SELECTOR

(TAPE

MONITOR)

This

selector

is

used

when

playing

a

tape

deck,

or

monitoring

during

recording.

1

:

Select

this

position

to

play

a

cassette

tape,

or

to

monitor

during

recording

on

the

tape

deck

con-

nected

to

the

TAPE

1

jacks.

Source:

Select

this

position

to

listen

to

a

program

source

other

than

a

cassette

tape.

2

Select

this

position

to

play

a

cassette

tape,

or

to

monitor

during

recording

on

the

tape

deck

con-

nected

to

the

TAPE

2

jacks.

le

RECORD

OUT

SELECTOR

(RECORD

OUT)

This

selector

is

used

for

recording

from

another

input

on

the

tape

deck(s)

connected

to

the

TAPE

1

and/or

TAPE

2

jacks,

for

dubbing

between

two

tape

decks,

or

for

recorcing

another

source

Tuner

independent

of

the

FUNCTION

selector.

:

In

this

position,

the

tuner

signal

is

avai

lable

at

tne

TAPE

1

and

TAPE

2

OUTPUT

jacks

re-

gardless

of

the

position

of

the

FUNCTION

selector.

This

permits

recording

tne

tuner

signal

on

the

tape

deck(s)

connected toTAPE

1

and/or

TAPE

2

jacks

whi

le

using

the

pream-

plifier

and

power

ampl

ifier

sections

in

an-

other

mode

(Phono,

CD

or

other

sources,

for

example).

Source

:

Select

this

position

to

record

the

program

source

selected

by

the

FUNCTION

selector

in

either

or

both

of

the

two

tape

decks

con-

nected

to

the

TAPE

1

and

TAPE

2

jacks.

Off

:

Select

this

position

to

prevent

the

degrada-

tion

of

cualty

when

recording

function

is

not

operated.

Copy

1

to

2

:

Select

this

position

to

duplicate

the

cassette

tape

in

the

deck

connected

to

the

TAPE

1

jacks

onto

the

tape

in

the

deck

connected

to

the

TAPE

2

jacks.

Copy

2

to

7

:

Select

this

position

to

dupl

icate

the

cassette

tape

in

the

deck

connected

to

the

TAPE

2

jacks

onto

the

tape

in

the

deck

connected

to

the

TAPE

1

jacks.

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FUNCTION

SELECTOR

(FUNCTION)

This

selector

is

used

to

select

a

program

source

other

than

a

tape.

Video

Select

this

position

to

playback

the

audio

signal

from

an

audio/video

component

such

as

a

camcor-

der,

video

player,

or

TV

tuner

connected

to

the

VIDEO jacks.

Select

this

position

to

listen

to

the

sound

from

a

component

connected

to

the

AUX

jacks.

Select

this

position

to

l

isten

to

an

FM

or

AM

broadcast

from

the

stereo

tuner

connected

to

the

TUNER

jacks.

Select

this

position

to

listen

to

the

sound

from

the

compact

disc

player

connected

to

the

CD

jacks.

Select

this

position

to

listen

to

a

disc

played

on

the

turntable

connected

to

the

PHONO

MM

or

MC

jacks.

AUX

Tuner

CD

Phono

VOLUME

CONTROL

KNOB

(VOLUME)

This

knob

controls

the

sound

level.

Turning

clockwise

in-

creases

the

sound

volume,

and

turning

counterclockwise

decreases

it.

Set

this

knob

at

a

minimum

level

before

turning

the

power

on

or

changing

the

sound

source

to

protect

the

speakers

from

being

damaged

by

a

sudden

high

level

sound.

e

CARTRIDGE

SELECTOR

(Cartridge)

This

switch

selects

the

gain

and

input

impedance

of

the

phono

input

circuitry

to

match

the

type

of

phono

cartridge

used.

Be

sure

to

connect

the

turntable

to

the

appropriate

PHONO

input

jacks

(MM

for

moving

magnet

type

cartridges

and

MC

fo'

moving

coil

type

cartridges),

and

to

select

that

input

with

this

selector

switch.

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