Harman Kardon HK715 Owners Manual - Page 7

FM/AM

preset

memory

The

hk715

al

lows

you

to

preset

up

to

8

sta-

tions,

either

FM

stations,

AM

stations

or

a

combi-

nation

of

both.

Once

registered

in

the

memory,

these

stations

may

then

be

recalled

without

scan-

ning

by

depressing

the

proper

FM/AM

PRESET

MEMORY

pushbutton

(15).

To

register

a

station

in

the

memory,

first

locate

the

station,

then

press

the

MEMORY

pushbutton

(12).

The

MEMORY

pushbutton

(12)

wi

ll

light

for

approximately

five

seconds.

During

this

time,

press

any

of

the

eight

AM/FM

PRESET

MEM-

ORY

pushbuttons

(15).

The

station

has

been

registered

when

the

light

on

the

preset

memory

button

lights.

To

return

to

that

station

at

any

time

simply

push

that

preset

memory

button.

It

is

not

necessary

to

press

the

AM

or

FM

pushbuttons

(13)

(14).

Any

time

any

of

the

AM/FM

PRESET

MEMORY

buttons

(15)

arc

pressed,

and

the

MEMORY

button

(12)

is

also

depressed,

the

previously

registered

station

wi

l

l

automatically

be

cancelled

and

the

new

one

registered.

Whenever

the

tuner

is

turned

on,

it

will

auto-

matically

tune

to

the

last

station

you

listened

to,

regardless

of

whether

that

station

was

registered

in

memory

or

not.

Note:

If

power

to

the

hk715

is

cut

for

any

reason

al

l

present

stations

wi

ll

be

cancel

led

from

the

memory

function.

Therefore

DO

NOT

CONNECT

THE

POWER

LINE

CORD

(9)

TO

A

SWITCHED

AC

OUTLET

ON

YOUR

AMPLIFIER.

Using

the

POWER

switch

(11)

does

not

affect

the

memory.

Modes

The

MODE

pushbutton

(16)

allows

you

to

l

isten

to

FM

broadcasts

in

either

stereo

or

mono

modes.

To

l

isten

to

a

stereo

broadcast

in

the

stereo

mode,

keep

the

MODE

pushbutton

(16)

in

the

STEREO

position

(out).

If

the

signal

is

weak,

pushing

the

MODE

pushbutton

(16)

to

MONO

position

(in)

may

improve

reception,

hut

will

can-

cel

stereo

reception.

For

best

reception

of

FM

programs

not

broadcast

in

stereo,

keep

the

MODE

pushbutton

(16)

in

the

MONO

position

(in).

Hi

blend

(MPX

filter)

Occasionally,

a

weak

FM

stereo

broadcast

wi

ll

introduce

high

-frequency

noise

or

hiss.

De-

pressing

the

HI

BLEND

pushbutton

(17)

will

blend

some

of

the

high

-frequency

program

con-

tent

of

the

left

and

right

channels.

This

has

the

effect

of

reducing

noise,

at

some

sacrifice

in

stereo

separation.

Signal

strength

Stations

are

precisely

tuned

by

means

of

the

quartz

locked

circuitry

and

displayed

in

digital

form

on

the

FREQUENCY

DISPLAY

(19).

The

relative

signal

strength

is

shown

by

means

of

indicator

l

ights

in

the

SIGNAL

STRENGTH

dis-

play

(18).

The

weakest

signals

register

two

indica-

tor

lights,

the

strongest

register

seven.

Operation

precautions

1

When

the

POWER

switch

(11)

is

turned

on,

there

may

be

a

short

delay

before

sound

is

heard.

This

is

due

to

the

circuitry

stabi

lizing

itself.

2

When

power

is

disconnected

for

any

reason

other

than

ON/OFF

switching,

all

stations

on

preset

memory

as

wel

l

as

the

last

station

you

listened

to

are

cancelled.

When

power

is

re-

turned,

the

FREQUENCY

DISPLAY

(18)

wi

ll

show

"FM

88.10

MHz."

Always

use

an

un-

switched AC

outlet

when

powering

the

hk715

through

other

components.

8

""FM

87.50

MHz"

on

Eropean

models.

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