Harman Kardon HK6950R Owners Manual - Page 9

Operation

Turn

on

the

power

to

all

components

that

aren't

connected

to

the

SWITCHED

outlets

on

the

back

of

your

amplifier.

Make

sure

the

volume

control

on

your

HK6850

or

HK6950R

is

turned

all

the

way

down,

then

turn

the

unit

on.

This

procedure

will

protect

your

speakers

from

turn

-on

thumps

(transients)

from

the

other

components.

Listening

to

a

record

1.

Set

the

SOURCE

selector

to

PHONO.

2.

Set

the

CARTRIDGE

selector

to

MM

if

the

turntable

you

want

to

use

has

a

moving

magnet

cartridge,

or

to

MC

if

it

has

a

moving

coil

cartridge.

3.

Set

the

TAPE

MONITOR

selector

to

SOURCE.

4.

Turn

on

the

turntable

and

play

the

record.

5.

If

you

notice

that

the

record

is

warped,

turn

on

the

SUBSONIC

filter

to

reduce

turntable

resonance.

If

you

hear

hum

at

average

listening

levels,

turn

all

components

off,

then

check

to

make

sure

that

the

PHONO

and

GND

connections

on

the

back

of

the

amplifier

are

secure.

Depending

on

the

cartridge

type

used,

less

hum

may

be

produced

without

the

ground

connection.

Listening

to

a

CD,

tuner,

AUX

or

Video

compo-

nent

1.

Set

the

SOURCE

selector

to

the

appropriate

input

(CD,

TUNER,

AUX

or

VIDEO).

2.

Set

the

TAPE

MONITOR

selector

to

SOURCE.

3.

Turn

on

the

component.

Playing

a

tape

1.

Set

the

TAPE

MONITOR

selector

to

1

if

the

tape

deck

you

want

to

play

is

connected

to

TAPE

1.

Set

the

selector

to

2

if

the

unit

is

connected

to

TAPE

2.

2.

Turn

on

the

tape

deck.

Make

sure

you

return

the

TAPE

MONITOR

selector

to

SOURCE

when

you're

finished

playing

the

tape

deck.

Recording

on

a

tape

deck

1.

If

you

want

to

record

from

the

tuner,

set

the

RECORD

OUT

selector

to

TUNER.

If

you

want

to

record

from

PHONO,

CD,

AUX,

or

VIDEO,

set

the

RECORD

OUT

selector

to

SOURCE,

then

set

the

SOURCE

selector

to

PHONO,

CD,

AUX,

or

VIDEO.

2.

Start

the

tape

deck

recording.

3.

To

monitor

as

you

record,

set

the

TAPE

MONI-

TOR

selector

to

1

if

the

tape

deck

you

are

recording

on

is

connected

to

TAPE

1.

Set

the

selector

to

2

if

the

unit

is

connected

to

TAPE

2.

4.

If

you

are

recording

from

your

tuner,

you

can

listen

to

another

program

source

without

affecting

your

recording.

Simply

set

the

SOURCE

selector

to

whatever

source

you

want

to

listen

to.

This

selection

will

not

affect

your

recording

from

the

tuner.

If

you

have

two

decks

connected,

you

can

record

on

both

of

them

simultaneously,

since

the

same

signal

is

routed

to

both.

You

can

also

record

on

one

deck

and

listen

to

the

other

by

using

the

TAPE

MONITOR

selector.

Copying

(dubbing)

from

one

tape

deck

to

another

1.

Use

the

RECORD

OUT

selector

to

set

the

direction

of

the

copying.

For

example,

if

you

want

to

play

a

tape

on

the

deck

connected

to

TAPE

1

and

record

that

tape

on

the

deck

connected

to

TAPE

2,

select

COPY

1

2.

2.

Start

the

first

tape

playing

and

the

second

tape

recording.

3.

To

monitor

as

you

record,

set

the

TAPE

MONI-

TOR

selector

to

1

if

the

tape

deck

you're

recording

on

is

connected

to

TAPE

1.

Set

the

selector

to

2

if

the

unit

is

connected

to

TAPE

2.

Make

sure

you

return

the

TAPE

MONITOR

selector

to

SOURCE

when

you're

finished

listening

to

the

tape

deck.

4.

To

listen

to

another

program

source

while

you

copy

from

one

deck

to

another,

return

the

TAPE

MONITOR

selector

to

SOURCE,

then

set

the

SOURCE

selector

to

whatever

source

you

want

to

listen

to.

These

selections

will

not

affect

your

record-

ing.

Copyright

Information

Recording

of

copyrighted

material

for

other

than

personal

use

is

illegal

without

permission

of

the

copyright

holder.

Remote

Control

System

(HK6950R

only)

Using

the

remote

control-

The

system

remote

control

can

switch

the

amplifier's

power

status

be-

tween

"on"

and

"standby".

The

amplifier's

power

switch

must

be

manually

set

in

the

"on"

position

in

order

for

the

remote

control

to

function.

The

volume

up

and

down

buttons

control

the

position

of

the

amplifier's

volume

control

knob.

In

addition

to

this

amplifier,

this

system

remote

control

can

operate

many

basic

functions

on

the

following

Harman

Kardon

tuners,

CD

players

and

cassette

decks:

HD7450

HD7600II

TD4200*

HD7500

TL8500

TD4400*

HD75001I

TL8600

TD4500

HD7600

TD4600

TD4800

TU9200*

DC5300*

TU9400

DC5500

TU9600

DC5700

Please

refer

to

the

owner's

manual

for

each

unit

for

operating

instructions.

*

These

units

must

be

connected

to

the

amplifier's

remote

control

units

output

jacks

so

that

the

system

remote

control

can

operate

them.

0

CO

0

0

Operating

Conditions

The

control

unit

operates

effectively

within

a

distance

of

23

feet

(7

meters)

and

an

angle

of

30°

from

the

amplifier.

Using

the

control

near

fl

uorescent

lights

may

shorten

this

range,

as

will

any

dust

or

dirt

that

accumulates

on

the

front

of

the

remote

control,

or

the

"Remote

Sensor"

area

of

the

amplifier.

Also

avoid

blocking

the

line

of

sight

between

amplifier

and

remote.

The

control

unit

is

powered

by

two

AA

batteries,

included

with

your

amplifier.

When

you

replace

weak

batteries,

replace

both

at

the

same

time.

When

the

remote

is

to

be

unused

for

an

extended

period,

remove

the

batteries

to

prevent

damage

from

corrosion.

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