Harman Kardon HK6850G Owners Manual - Page 5

HK6850/HK6950R

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HK6850 and HK6950R Front Panel Controls reduces these inaudible frequencies at 6dB per octave below 15Hz. The audible portion of the frequency range will not be affected, so it is useful to leave the subsonic filter on at all times when listening to the turntable. The indicator light will be lit when the SUBSONIC filter is on. TONE DEFEAT switch When TONE DEFEAT is turned on, the bass and treble controls have no effect. The TONE DEFEAT switch internally bypasses the tone control circuitry, resulting in completely unaltered frequency response. If you want to use the bass and treble controls, turn TONE DEFEAT off. The indicator light will be lit when the TONE DEFEAT switch is on. BASS control The BASS control boosts or reduces the low frequency sound level. The BASS control affects only frequencies below 300Hz, and allows changes of up to ±10dB. The BASS tone control, in some circumstances, can help you adjust the overall sound of your system. For example, "boomy" room acoustics may be improved with a slight decrease in the bass, or the sound of smaller loudspeakers lacking in bass may be improved with a bass boost. CI TREBLE control The TREBLE control boosts or reduces the high frequency sound level. The TREBLE control affects only frequencies above 3000Hz, and allows changes of up to ±10dB. The TREBLE tone control, in some circumstances, can help you adjust the overall sound of your system. For example, an overly shrill recording or "bright" room acoustics may be improved by a reduction in the amount of treble. ® BALANCE CONTROL The BALANCE control distributes the sound between the right and left speakers. For equal balance in each channel, set the control in the center. lib PREAMPLIFIER BYPASS When the PREAMPLIFIER BYPASS switch is on, the source signal goes directly to the input of the amplifier, bypassing all tone controls and other preamplifier circuitry and j,s attenuated only by the volume control. ® CARTRIDGE selector This switch sets up the gain and input impedance of your amplifier's internal circuitry to match the type of cartridge being used on your turntable. Be sure you connect your turntable to the appropriate PHONO input jacks on the back of the HK6850/HK6950R (MM for moving magnet cartridges, or MC for moving coil cartridges). Then use this switch to select the type of cartridge mounted on your turntable. Note that you can connect both moving coil and moving magnet cartridge inputs and use this switch to select between them. The MC setting engages a special MC step-up amplifier stage. ® VOLUME control This knob controls the sound level. Turn the VOLUME control all the way down before you turn on your amplifier or change sound source. This will protect your speakers from being damaged by sudden highvolume sound. SOURCE selector The SOURCE selector controls which program source you are listening to. • PHONO - Selects a turntable connected to either the MM or MC phono jacks. • TUNER - Selects an AM or FM broadcast from a tuner connected to the tuner jacks. • CD - Selects a compact disc player connected to the CD jacks. • VIDEO - Selects sound from an audio/video component such as a camcorder, TV tuner connected to the VIDEO jacks. • AUX - Selects sound from any component connected to the AUX jacks. ® RECORD OUT selector This selector controls which program source you can record on the tape deck(s) connected to your unit. Whatever source you select is sent to all tape decks connected to your HK6850 or HK6950R, so you can record on both decks simultaneously. • TUNER - In this position, the tuner signal is the source you are recording regardless of the position of the SOURCE selector. This permits you to record the tuner signal while listening to a completely different source (selected on the SOURCE selector, described above). • SOURCE - In this setting, whatever source you have selected on the SOURCE selector will be the source you are recording. • OFF - Leave the selector in this position when you are not recording. This will ensure the purest sound quality when you listen directly to a source selected with the SOURCE selector. • COPY 1 -> 2 - In this position, you are recording from the deck connected to the TAPE 1 jacks to the deck connected to the TAPE 2 jacks. • COPY 2 -> 1 - In this position, you are recording to the deck connected to the TAPE 1 jacks from the deck connected to the TAPE 2 jacks. For example, if you want to make a tape recording of a CD, set the RECORD OUT selector to SOURCE, and set the SOURCE selector to CD. 45 TAPE MONITOR selector The TAPE MONITOR selector enables you to listen to your tape deck. Note that this selector does not select the source for recording. It selects only the deck you are listening to. An important use for this selector is for monitoring during recording. To monitor during recording, select the deck that is recording. For listening to one tape deck while the other deck is recording a different source, select the deck that is not recording. • TAPE1 - In this position, you are listening to the deck connected to the TAPE 1 jacks. • SOURCE - The SOURCE position turns off the output from your deck and returns you to the source you have selected on the SOURCE selector. • TAPE2 - In this position, you are listening to the deck connected to the TAPE 2 jacks. lib SPEAKER selector You can connect either one or two sets of speakers to your HK6850 or HK6950R. This selector enables you to play a single set of speakers by themselves, both sets of speakers at the same time, or to turn both sets of speakers off for headphone-only listening. • OFF - Select this position to turn off both sets of speakers. • 1 - Select this position to play the speakers connected to the SPEAKER SYSTEM 1 terminals. • 2 - Select this position to play the speakers connected to the SPEAKER SYSTEM 2 terminals. • 1+2 - Select this position to play both sets of speakers at the same time. 4

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HK6850
and
HK6950R
Front
Panel
Controls
reduces
these
inaudible
frequencies
at
6dB
per
octave
below
15Hz.
The
audible
portion
of
the
frequency
range
will
not
be
affected,
so
it
is
useful
to
leave
the
subsonic
filter
on
at
all
times
when
listening
to
the
turntable.
The
indicator
light
will
be
lit
when
the
SUBSONIC
fi
lter
is
on.
TONE
DEFEAT
switch
When
TONE
DEFEAT
is
turned
on,
the
bass
and
treble
controls
have
no
effect.
The
TONE
DEFEAT
switch
internally
bypasses
the
tone
control
circuitry,
resulting
in
completely
unaltered
frequency
response.
If
you
want
to
use
the
bass
and
treble
controls,
turn
TONE
DEFEAT
off.
The
indicator
light
will
be
lit
when
the
TONE
DEFEAT
switch
is
on.
BASS
control
The
BASS
control
boosts
or
reduces
the
low
frequency
sound
level.
The
BASS
control
affects
only
frequencies
below
300Hz,
and
allows
changes
of
up
to
±10dB.
The
BASS
tone
control,
in
some
circumstances,
can
help
you
adjust
the
overall
sound
of
your
system.
For
example,
"boomy"
room
acoustics
may
be
improved
with
a
slight
decrease
in
the
bass,
or
the
sound
of
smaller
loudspeakers
lacking
in
bass
may
be
improved
with
a
bass
boost.
CI
TREBLE
control
The
TREBLE
control
boosts
or
reduces
the
high
frequency
sound
level.
The
TREBLE
control
affects
only
frequencies
above
3000Hz,
and
allows
changes
of
up
to
±10dB.
The
TREBLE
tone
control,
in
some
circumstances,
can
help
you
adjust
the
overall
sound
of
your
system.
For
example,
an
overly
shrill
recording
or
"bright"
room
acoustics
may
be
improved
by
a
reduction
in
the
amount
of
treble.
®
BALANCE
CONTROL
The
BALANCE
control
distributes
the
sound
between
the
right
and
left
speakers.
For
equal
balance
in
each
channel,
set
the
control
in
the
center.
lib
PREAMPLIFIER
BYPASS
When
the
PREAMPLIFIER
BYPASS
switch
is
on,
the
source
signal
goes
directly
to
the
input
of
the
ampli-
fier,
bypassing
all
tone
controls
and
other
preamplifier
circuitry
and
j,s
attenuated
only
by
the
volume
control.
®
CARTRIDGE
selector
This
switch
sets
up
the
gain
and
input
impedance
of
your
amplifier's
internal
circuitry
to
match
the
type
of
cartridge
being
used
on
your
turntable.
Be
sure
you
connect
your
turntable
to
the
appropriate
PHONO
input
jacks
on
the
back
of
the
HK6850/HK6950R
(MM
for
moving
magnet
cartridges,
or
MC
for
moving
coil
cartridges).
Then
use
this
switch
to
select
the
type
of
cartridge
mounted
on
your
turntable.
Note
that
you
can
connect
both
moving
coil
and
moving
magnet
cartridge
inputs
and
use
this
switch
to
select
between
them.
The
MC
setting
engages
a
special
MC
step-up
amplifier
stage.
®
VOLUME
control
This
knob
controls
the
sound
level.
Turn
the
VOLUME
control
all
the
way
down
before
you
turn
on
your
amplifier
or
change
sound
source.
This
will
protect
your
speakers
from
being
damaged
by
sudden
high
-
volume
sound.
SOURCE
selector
The
SOURCE
selector
controls
which
program
source
you
are
listening
to.
PHONO
-
Selects
a
turntable
connected
to
either
the
MM
or
MC
phono
jacks.
TUNER
-
Selects
an
AM
or
FM
broadcast
from
a
tuner
connected
to
the
tuner
jacks.
CD
-
Selects
a
compact
disc
player
connected
to
the
CD
jacks.
VIDEO
-
Selects
sound
from
an
audio/video
compo-
nent
such
as
a
camcorder,
TV
tuner
connected
to
the
VIDEO
jacks.
AUX
-
Selects
sound
from
any
component
connected
to
the
AUX
jacks.
®
RECORD
OUT
selector
This
selector
controls
which
program
source
you
can
record
on
the
tape
deck(s)
connected
to
your
unit.
Whatever
source
you
select
is
sent
to
all
tape
decks
connected
to
your
HK6850
or
HK6950R,
so
you
can
record
on
both
decks
simultaneously.
TUNER
-
In
this
position,
the
tuner
signal
is
the
source
you
are
recording
regardless
of
the
position
of
the
SOURCE
selector.
This
permits
you
to
record
the
tuner
signal
while
listening
to
a
completely
different
source
(selected
on
the
SOURCE
selector,
described
above).
SOURCE
-
In
this
setting,
whatever
source
you
have
selected
on
the
SOURCE
selector
will
be
the
source
you
are
recording.
OFF
-
Leave
the
selector
in
this
position
when
you
are
not
recording.
This
will
ensure
the
purest
sound
quality
when
you
listen
directly
to
a
source
selected
with
the
SOURCE
selector.
COPY
1
—>
2
-
In
this
position,
you
are
recording
from
the
deck
connected
to
the
TAPE
1
jacks
to
the
deck
connected
to
the
TAPE
2
jacks.
COPY
2
—>
1
-
In
this
position,
you
are
recording
to
the
deck
connected
to
the
TAPE
1
jacks
from
the
deck
connected
to
the
TAPE
2
jacks.
For
example,
if
you
want
to
make
a
tape
recording
of
a
CD,
set
the
RECORD
OUT
selector
to
SOURCE,
and
set
the
SOURCE
selector
to
CD.
45
TAPE
MONITOR
selector
The
TAPE
MONITOR
selector
enables
you
to
listen
to
your
tape
deck.
Note
that
this
selector
does
not
select
the
source
for
recording.
It
selects
only
the
deck
you
are
listening
to.
An
important
use
for
this
selector
is
for
monitoring
during
recording.
To
monitor
during
recording,
select
the
deck
that
is
recording.
For
listening
to
one
tape
deck
while
the
other
deck
is
recording
a
different
source,
select
the
deck
that
is
not
recording.
TAPE1
-
In
this
position,
you
are
listening
to
the
deck
connected
to
the
TAPE
1
jacks.
SOURCE
-
The
SOURCE
position
turns
off
the
output
from
your
deck
and
returns
you
to
the
source
you
have
selected
on
the
SOURCE
selector.
TAPE2
-
In
this
position,
you
are
listening
to
the
deck
connected
to
the
TAPE
2
jacks.
lib
SPEAKER
selector
You
can
connect
either
one
or
two
sets
of
speakers
to
your
HK6850
or
HK6950R.
This
selector
enables
you
to
play
a
single
set
of
speakers
by
themselves,
both
sets
of
speakers
at
the
same
time,
or
to
turn
both
sets
of
speakers
off
for
headphone
-only
listening.
OFF
-
Select
this
position
to
turn
off
both
sets
of
speakers.
1
-
Select
this
position
to
play
the
speakers
con-
nected
to
the
SPEAKER
SYSTEM
1
terminals.
2
-
Select
this
position
to
play
the
speakers
con-
nected
to
the
SPEAKER
SYSTEM
2
terminals.
1+2
-
Select
this
position
to
play
both
sets
of
speak-
ers
at
the
same
time.
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