Harman Kardon HK795I Owners Manual - Page 9
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Listening to a Record (Disc) 1. Turn the "VOLUME" control knob to the minimum level and press the "POWER" switch. 2. Press the "speakers 1" switch and/or "speakers 2" switch for the desired speaker system(s). 3. Set the "FUNCTION" selector to the "phono" position and the "phono" FUNCTION indicator will light up. 4. Set the "TAPE MONITOR" selector to the "source" position. 5. Activate your turntable and place the stylus on the record (disc). 6. Turn the "VOLUME" control knob clockwise to increase the sound volume to the desired level. 7. If the disc has a large warp, press the "subsonic filter" switch to the "on" position. 8. Adjust the "BASS" and "TREBLE" control knobs to obtain the desired tone. 9. Activate the "BALANCE" control knob, "bass turnover", "treble turnover", "tone defeat", "loudness" or "audio mode" switch if necessary. NOTE: If you hear a hum at average listening levels, turn the "POWER" switch off and check to see that the phono and the ground connections are secure. Depending on the cartridge type used, less hum may be created without the ground connection. Listening to a Compact Disc 1. Turn the "VOLUME" control knob to the minimum level and press the "POWER" switch. 2. Press the "speakers 1" switch and/or "speakers 2" switch for the desired speaker system(s). 3. Set the "FUNCTION" selector to the "CD" position and the "CD" FUNCTION indicator will light up. 4. Set the "TAPE MONITOR" selector to the "source" position. 5. Activate the compact disc player and set the player in the play mode. 6. Advance the "VOLUME" control knob to a comfortable level and adjust the "BASS" and "TREBLE" control knobs as desired. 7. Activate the "BALANCE" control knob,"bass turnover", "treble turnover", "tone defeat", "loudness" or "audio mode" switch if necessary. Listening to the Video/AUX Input Source To listen to a video component, TV tuner or other auxiliary component: 1. Turn the "VOLUME" control knob to the minimum level and press the "POWER" switch. 2. Press the "speakers 1" switch and/or "speakers 2" switch for the desired speaker system(s). 3. Set the "FUNCTION" selector to the "video/aux" position and the "video/aux" FUNCTION indicator lights up. 4. Set the "TAPE MONITOR" slector to the "source" position. 5. Activate the component connected to the "VIDEO/AUX INPUT" jacks. 6. Advance the "VOLUME" control knob to a comfortable level and adjust the "BASS" and "TREBLE" control knobs as desired. 7. Activate the "BALANCE" control knob, "bass turnover", "treble turnover", "tone defeat", "loudness" or "audio mode" switch if necessary. OPERATIONS Tape Recording Recording from a program source (FM/AM broadcast, turntable, compact disc player or components connected to the "VIDEO/AUX INPUT" jacks) on a tape deck connected to the "TAPE 1" and/or "TAPE 2" jacks: 1. Turn the "VOLUME" control knob to the minimum level and press the "POWER" switch. 2. Press the "speakers 1" switch and/or "speakers 2" switch for the desired speaker system(s). 3. Select the desired program source with the "FUNCTION" selector. The "FUNCTION" indicator lights up to indicate the program source selected. 4. Set the "TAPE OUT" selector to the "source" position. 5. Set the "TAPE MONITOR" selector to the "source" position. 6. Advance the "VOLUME" control knob to a comfortable level. 7. If the program source mode is monaural, press the "audio mode" switch to the "mono" position according to the mono program source. 8. Start recording by activating the tape deck(s) connected to the "TAPE 1" and/or "TAPE 2" jacks. The source sound can be listened to from the speakers or headphone. 9. To monitor the sound being recorded, set the "TAPE MONITOR" selector to the "tape 1" or "tape 2" position accordng to the tape deck being recorded. The corresponding "tape 1" or "tape 2" TAPE MONITOR indicator lights up, indicating the monitoring state. NOTE: The tape monitor output signal fed to the tape deck is carried out directly from the program source without being influenced by the volume, balance, bass and treble controls, bass and treble turnovers, tone defeat, subsonic filter and loudness switches of this unit. Phono or CD sound can be recorded while listening to another program source by selecting the "FUNCTION" selector. 1. Turn the "VOLUME" control knob to the minimum level and press the "POWER" switch. 2. Press the "speakres 1" switch and/or "speakers 2" switch for the desired speaker system(s). 3. Set the "FUNCTION" selector to the "phono" or "CD" position according to the recording source. 4. Set the "TAPE MONITOR" selector to the "source" position. 5. Set the "TAPE OUT" selector to the "phono" or "CD" position corresponding to the "FUNCTION" selector's setting. 6. Activate the turntable or compact disc player and set the play mode. 7. Start recording by activating the tape deck(s) connected to the "TAPE 1" and/or "TAPE 2" jacks. The phono or CD sound can be listened to from the speakers. 8. Select the desired program source with FUNCTION selector. The new sound source will be heard from the speakers. 8
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