Harman Kardon HK825 Owners Manual - Page 6

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POWER

SWITCH

(POWER)

When

this

switch

is

depressed,

the

POWER

indicator

blinks

for

about

eight

seconds.

During

this

period,

the

output

is

muted,

providing

protection

from

turn

-on

transients.

The

POWER

indicator

stops

blinking

and

l

ights

up

when

the

circuit

has

stabilized.

Press

the

switch

again

to

turn

the

power

off.

NOTE:

When

the

power

is

turned

on,

the

FUNCTION

indi-

cator

corresponding

to

the

position

of

the

FUNCTION

selector

will

also

blink

for

about

eight

seconds

due

to

the

muting

circuit.

When

a

selection

between

PHONO

1

and

PHONO

2

or

between

MM

and

MC,

the

corresponding

FUNCTION

indicator

as

well

as

the

POWER

indicator

will

blink

for

about

two

seconds.

•

POWER

INDICATOR

When

the

POWER

switch

is

pressed,

the

POWER

indicator

blinks

for

about

eight

seconds

until

the

circuit

is

stabilized,

which

indicates

that

the

protection

circuit

is

functioning.

When

the

circuit

stabilizes,

the

POWER

indicator

lights

up

in

red

to

indicate

that

the

unit

has

stabilized.

While

this

indicator

is

blinking,

the

preamplifier

output

is

muted.

@VOLUME

CONTROL

KNOB

(VOLUME)

This

knob

controls

the

output

level.

Turning

clockwise

increases

the

volume,

and

turning

counterclockwise

de-

creases

it.

Set

this

knob

at

a

minimum

level

before

turning

the

power

on

or

changing

the

source

to

protect

the

speakers

from

a

sudden

change

in

level.

•

BASS

TURNOVER

SELECTOR

(bass

turnover)

These

switches

are

used

to

select

the

bass

turnover

fre-

quency.

After

pressing

either

the

200Hz

or

400Hz

switch,

the

low

frequency

sound

below

the

selected

frequency

is

controlled

by

the

BASS

control

knob.

If

these

switches

are

both

in

the

button

out

position,

400Hz

switch

is

activated

prior

to

200Hz

switch.

BASS

CONTROL

KNOB

(BASS)

This

knob

controls

the

low

frequency

sound

level.

Turn

it

clockwise

to

boost

or

counterclockwise

to

reduce

the

low

frequency

sound

level.

•

TREBLE

TURNOVER

SELECTOR

(treble

turnover)

These

switches

are

used

to

select

the

treble

turnover

fre-

quency.

After

pressing

either

the

2kHz

or

6kHz

switch,

the

high

frequency

sound

above

the

selected

frequency

is

con-

trolled

by

the

TREBLE

control

knob.

If

these

switches

are

both

in

the

button

out

position,

2kHz

switch

is

activated

prior

to

6kHz

switch.

•

TREBLE

CONTROL

KNOB

(TREBLE)

This

knob

controls

the

high

frequency

sound

level.

Turn

it

clockwise

to

boost

or

counterclockwise

to

reduce

the

high

frequency

sound

level.

•

TONE

DEFEAT

SWITCH

(tone

defeat)

This

switch

is

used

to

make

the

frequency

characteristic

flat.

By

internally

bypassing

the

tone

control

circuitry.

Set

this

switch

to

the

OFF

position

(button

out)

when

you

want

to

use

the

tone

control

knobs.

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)

BALANCE

CONTROL

KNOB

(BALANCE)

This

knob

is

used

to

balance

the

left

and

the

right

channels.

Usually,

it

is

set

at

the

center.

Turn

it

to

the

left

or

right

to

balance

the

sound

if

it

seems

unbalanced

from

the

speakers

or

the

headphones.

(1)

MODE

SELECTOR

(mode)

This

switch

is

used

to

combine

the

left

and

right

channels

and

create

a

mono

signal.

HEADPHONE

JACK

(HEADPHONES)

The

output

signal

is

always

supplied

to

this

jack.

When

listening

only

through

headphones,

the

power

amplifier

may

be

turned

off.

The

headphone

level

can

then

be

adjusted

by

the

VOLUME

control

knob.

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