Harman Kardon RPM665 Owners Manual - Page 7

CONTROLS

AND

FUNCTIONS

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TAPE

MONITOR

SELECTOR

(TAPE

MONITOR)

This

selector

is

used

when

l

istening

to

a

tape

or

monitoring

the

sound

during

recording.

The

tape

monitor

indicator

l

ights

up

in

red

corresponding

to

the

selector

position.

tape

1

:

Select

this

position

to

play

a

tape

or

to

monitor

the

sound

during

recording

on

the

tape

deck

connected

to

the

TAPE

1

jacks.

source

:

Select

this

position

to

l

isten

to

a

program

source

other

than

a

tape.

tape

2

Select

this

position

to

play

a

tape

or

to

monitor

the

sound

during

recording

on

the

tape

deck

connected

to

the

TAPE

2

jacks.

NOTE:

The

TAPE

1

and/or

TAPE

2

jacks

on

the

rear

panel

can

also

be

used

to

record

and

playback

audio

signals

with

video

cassette

recorder(s).

The

VIDEO/AUX

jacks

can

be

used

to

play

audio

signals

from

a

video

disc

player

or

video

cassette

recorder.

TAPE

OUT

SELECTOR

(TAPE

OUT)

This

selector

is

used

for

recording

from

another

input

on

the

tape

deck(s)

connected

to

the

TAPE

1

and/or

TAPE

2

jacks,

for

dubbing

between

two

tape

decks

or

for

recording

an

-

-

other

sound

source

independent

of

the

FUNCTION

selector.

tuner

:

In

this

position,

the

tuner

signal

is

available

at

the

TAPE

1

and

TAPE

2

output

jacks

regardless

of

the

position

of

the

FUNCTION

selector.

This

permits

recording

the

tuner

signal

on

the

tape

deck(s)

connected

to

TAPE

1

and/or

TAPE

2

jacks

while

using

the

preampl

ifier

and

power

ampl

ifier

sections

in

another

mode

(listening

to

phono,

video,

CD

or

other

sources,

for

example).

source

:

Select

this

position

to

record

the

program

source

selected

by

the

FUNCTION

selector

in

either

or

both

of

the

two

tape

decks

connected

to

the

TAPE

1

and

TAPE

2

jacks.

off

:

Select

this

position

to

prevent

the

degradation

of

sound

quality

when

recording

function

is

not

operated.

copy

-1

to

2

Select

this

position

to

dupl

icate

the

tape

in

the

deck

connected

to

the

TAPE

1

jacks

onto

the

tape

in

the

deckconnected

to

the

TAPE

2

jacks.

copy

-2

to

1

Select

this

position

to

duplicate

the

tape

in

the

deck

connected

to

the

TAPE

2

jacks

onto

the

tape

in

the

deck

connected

to

the

TAPE

1

jacks.

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FUNCTION

SELECTOR

(FUNCTION)

This

selector

is

used

to

select

a

program

source

other

than

a

tape.

phono

1

:

Select

this

position

to

listen

to

a

disc

played

on

the

turntable

connected

to

the

PHONO

1

(MM)

jacks.

phono

2

:

Select

this

position

to

listen

to

a

disc

played

on

the

turntable

connected

to

the

PHONO

2

(MM)/(MC)

jacks.

tuner

Select

this

position

to

l

isten

to

an

FM

or

AM

broadcast

from

the

stereo

tuner

connected

to

the

TUNER

jacks.

CD

Select

this

position

to

listen

to

a

disc

played

on

the

compact

disc

player

connected

to

the

CD

jacks.

video/aux

Select

this

position

to

l

isten

to

the

sound

from

the

video

component,

the

TV

tuner

or

other

component

connected

to

the

VIDEO/AUX

jacks.

Each

function

indicator

i

l

luminates

in

red

corresponding

to

the

setting

of

the

FUNCTION

selector.

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VOLUME

CONTROL

KNOB

(VOLUME)

This

knob

controls

the

sound

level.

Turning

clockwise

increases

the

sound

volume,

and

turning

counterclockwise

decreases

it.

Set

this

knob

at

a

minimum

level

before

turning

the

power

on

or

changing

the

sound

source

to

protect

the

speakers

from

being

damaged

by

a

sudden

high

level

sound.

0

CARTRIDGE

SELECTOR

(phono

2

cartridge)

This

switch

selects

the

gain

and

input

impedance

of

the

phono

2

input

circuitry

to

mach

the

type

of

phono

cartridge

used

in

the

turntable

connected

to

the

PHONO

2

(MM)/(MC)

jacks.

Set

this

switch

to

the

"MM"

position

when

an

MM

(Moving

Magnet)

cartridge

is

used

and

to

the

"MC"

position

for

an

MC

(Moving

Coi

l)

cartridge.

0

PRE-OUT/MAIN-IN

SWITCH

(pre

-out

main

-in)

Usual

ly

this

switch

is

kept

in

the

"integrated"

position.

By

depressing

this

switch

to

the

"separate"

position,

the

preampl

ifier

and

power

amplifier

sections

are

separated

from

each

other

for

their

independent

function.

To

use

the

preampl

ifier

section

independently,

connect

the

input

jacks

of

the

other

power

amplifier

to

the

PRE

-OUT

jacks

on

the

rear

panel.

To

use

the

power

ampl

ifier

section

independently,

connect

the

output

jacks

of

the

other

preampl

ifier

to

the

MAIN

-IN

jacks

on

the

rear

panel

.

al

BASS

CONTOUR

SWITCH

(bass

contour)

This

switch

activates

a

unique

low

frequency

equalization

circuit

that

provides

ful

l,

natural

sound

from

smal

l

speakers

that

are

normal

ly

deficient

in

the

bass

region.

It

can

also

be

used

in

place

of

conventional

loudness

compensation.

0

SUBSONIC

FILTER

SWITCH

(subsonic)

When

playing

the

turntable,

this

fi

lter

switch

is

used

to

reduce

subsonic

frequencies,

which

may

excessivelyvibrate

the

speaker

cones

or

turntable

and

cause

feedback.

HIGH

CUT

FILTER

SWITCH

(high

cut)

This

switch

is

pressed

to

cut

off

high

frequency

noise

such

as

disc

scratches

or

tape

hiss.

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MODE

SWITCH

(mode)

This

switch

is

used

to

combine

the

left

and

right

channels

and

create

a

mono

signal.

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MUTE

SWITCH

(mute)

This

switch

is

used

to

attenuate

the

signal

level

by

—20dB.

Press

this

switch

to

reduce

the

reproduced

sound

temporarily

for

answering

a

phone

cal

l,

tuning

to

another

station,

cuing

tape

and

other

purposes.

When

this

switch

is

pressed,

it

il

luminates

in

green,

indicating

the

operation.

CAUTION:

Careful

ly

release

the

MUTE

switch

from

the

ON

position

so

as

to

prevent

sudden

booming

sound

from

speakers.

CAPACITANCE

TRIM

SELECTOR

(CAP.

TRIM)

This

selector

is

used

to

select

the

optimum

load

capacitance

for

the

MM

cartridge

used

in

the

turntable

connected

to

the

PHONO

1

(MM)

or

PHONO

2

(MM)/(MC)

jacks.

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