Harman Kardon HK825 Owners Manual - Page 8

Listening

to

a

Disc

1.

Turn

the

VOLUME

control

knob

to

the

minimum

level

and

press

the

POWER

switch.

2.

Set

the

FUNCTION

selector

to

the

PHONO

1

position

when

the

turntable

connected

to

the

PHONO

1

input

terminals

is

to

be

used

and

to

the

PHONO

2

position

for

the

turntable

connected

to

the

PHONO

2

input

ter-

minals.

The

corresponding

PHONO

1

or

PHONO

2

FUNCTION

indicator

will

light

up.

3.

Set

the

CARTRIDGE

selector

in

the

MM

or

MC

posi-

tion,

depending

upon

the

type

of

cartridge

used.

The

MM

position

is

for

MM

(moving

magnet)

cartridges

and

the

MC

position

is

for

MC

(moving

coil)

cartridge.

4.

When

you

use

an

MM

cartridge,

set

the

CAPACI-

TANCE

TRIM

selector

to

its

optimum

load

capaci-

tance.

(See

the

next

section

for

details.)

5.

Set

the

TAPE

MONITOR

selector

to

the

SOURCE

position.

6.

Activate

your

turntable

and

place

the

stylus

on

the

disc.

7.

Turn

the

VOLUME

control

knob

clockwise

to

increase

the

volume

to

the

desired

level.

8.

If

the

disc

has

a

large

warp,

press

the

SUBSONIC

fi

lter

switch.

9.

Adjust

the

BASS

and

TREBLE

control

knob

to

obtain

the

desired

tonal

balance.

10.

Activate

the

TONE

DEFEAT,

tone

TURNOVER,

HIGH

CUT

filter

switch

or

MODE

selector

as

desired.

Adjusting

the

Capacitance

Trim

Select

the

optimum

load

capacitance

for

your

MM

cartridge

by

referring

to

the

table

below:

Cartridge

manufacturer's

recommended

load

capacitance

Capacitance

trim

selector

position

200pF

or

less

200

-

300pF

300

-

400pF

400pF

or

more

normal

+100pf

+200pf

+300pf

Most

cartridge

manufacturers

list

the

recommended

load

capaci-

tance

in

their

specifications.

NOTE:

Be

sure

to

turn

the

VOLUME

control

knob

to

the

minimum

level

when

changing

the

FUNCTION

selectors

to

PHONO

1

or

PHONO

2

or

setting

the

CARTRIDGE

selector.

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.

It

sometimes

occurs

that,

depending

on

the

cartridge

used,

less

hum

is

created

with-

out

the

ground

wire

connected.

When

only

one

turntable

is

'used,

be

sure

to

insert

the

attached

short

-pin

plug

into

the

PHONO

input

terminals

that

are

not

being

used.

Listening

to

Broadcasts

1.

Turn

the

VOLUME

control

knob

to

the

minimum

level

and

press

the

POWER

switch.

2.

Set

the

FUNCTION

selector

to

the

TUNER

position

and

confirm

that

the

TUNER

FUNCTION

indicator

lights

up.

3.

Set

the

TAPE

MONITOR

selector

to

the

SOURCE

position.

4.

Turn

on

the

tuner

and

tune

to

a

broadcast

frequency.

5.

Set

the

MODE

selector

in

the

STEREO

or

MONO

position

according

to

the

broadcast

reception.

6.

When

the

desired

station

is

selected,

advance

the

VOLUME

control

knob

to

a

comfortable

level

and

adjust

the

BASS

and

TREBLE

control

knobs

as

desired.

Listening

to

DAD

and

AUX

Components

When

using

a

compact

disc

player

connected

to

the

DAD

input

terminals,

or

a

TV

tuner

or

other

auxiliary

com-

ponent

connected

to

the

AUX

input

terminals:

1.

Turn

the

VOLUME

control

knob

to

the

minimum

level

and

press

the

POWER

switch.

2.

Set

the

FUNCTION

selector

to

the

DAD

or

AUX

position

and

confirm

that

the

proper

FUNCTION

indi-

cator

lights

up.

3.

Set

the

TAPE

MONITOR

selector

to

the

SOURCE

position.

4.

Turn

on

the

component

connected

to

the

DAD

or

AUX

input

terminals

and

set

it

in

the

play

mode.

5.

Advance

the

VOLUME

control

knob

to

a

comfortable

level

and

adjust

the

BASS

and

TREBLE

control

knobs

as

desired.

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Harman Kardon HK825 Owners Manual - Page 8

Listening, Adjusting, Capacitance, Broadcasts, Components

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