Harman Kardon SC18 Owners Manual - Page 9

CONNECTING

A

STEREO

TAPE

RECORDER

CONTOUR

SWITCH

Connect

the

two

tape

recorder

output

cables

to

the

LEFT

and

RIGHT

TAPE

AMP/AUX

input

receptacles

on

the

rear

of

your

unit.

With

the

Function

Switch

in

the

TAPE

AMP/AUX

position

you

will

now

be

able

to

play

your

stereo

tapes.

In

order

to

make

a

recording

connect

the

inputs

of

your

tape

recorder

to

the

TAPE

OUT

receptacles

on

the

rear

of

the

unit.

This

will

allow

you

to

make

a

stereophonic

recording

while

simultaneously

listening

to

the

program

material

through

your

speaker

system.

CONNECTING

A

STEREO

TUNER

(MODEL

SC1510

ONLY)

Connect

the

two

tuner

output

cables

to

the

LEFT

and

RIGHT

Tuner

Input

Receptacles

located

on

the

rear

panel

of

your

music

system.

With

the

function

selector

placed

in

the

TUNER

position

you

will

be

able

to

play

your

Stereo

Tuner

through

your

system.

OPERATION

PROCEDURE

Every

control

on

this

stereo

system

serves

a

specific

useful

function

and

is

important

for

its

proper

operation.

We

recommend

that

you

read

the

following

section

carefully

so

you

may

take

full

advantage

of

the

performance

capabilities

of

your

system.

BALANCE

CONTROL

The

balance

control

is

used

to

adjust

the

sound

level

of

each

channel

with

relation

to

each

other.

The

nature

of

stereophonic

reproduction

is

such

that

it

requires

two

identical

channels

to

obtain

the

optimum

stereo

effect.

As

there

may

be

slight

differences

between

the

location

of

the

two

speakers,

tape

heads,

cartridges,

etc.,

the

balance

control

is

provided

to

permit

re

-balancing

of

the

overall

system

even

in

extreme

cases

where

unbalance

exists.

It

should

be

noted

that

the

Balance

Control

may

be

set

anywhere

within

its

range

of

adjustment

to

attain

system

balance.

VOLUME

CONTROL

The

Volume

Conrol

is

used

to

adjust

the

volume

level

of

any

program

material

fed

into

the

stereo

system.

The

control

varies

both

channels

simultane-

ously

therefore

eliminating

the

necessity

of

balancing

your

system

each

time

you

change

the

volume

level.

BASS

AND

TREBLE

CONTROLS

The

BASS

and

TREBLE

tone

controls

on

your

receiver

provide

the

full

range

of

tonal

adjustment

necessary

for

stereo

high

fidelity

listening.

The

tone

control

range

is

considerable

and

can

adequately

adjust

the

low

and

high

frequencies

in

accordance

with

your

listening

preference,

speaker

characteristics

and

room

acoustics.

-7-

One

of

the

limitations

of

human

hearing

is

its

tendency

to

lose

sensitivity

to

the

very

low

pitched

sounds

as

the

program

sound

level

is

reduced.

It

is

this

characteristic

(known

as

the

Fletcher

-Munson

effect)

which

causes

one

to

play

music

programs

at

high

listening

levels

in

order

to

experience

the

full

rich

tone

available

from

fine

modern

recordings.

The

Contour

switch

compensates

for

this

effect,

thereby

eliminating

high

listening

levels

as

a

requisite

for

full

enjoyment

of

reproduced

music.

POWER

SWITCH

Your

music

system

is

equipped

with

a

unique

feature

which

shuts

off

the

system

after

the

last

record

has

played.

To

accomplish

this,

place

the

power

switch,

located

on

the

front

panel

of

your

music

system,

to

the

"Auto

-Off"

position.

The

Automatic

shutoff

feature

is

operative

in

the

Phono

Stereo

position

and

in

either

the

Manual

or

Automatic

Mode.

To

defeat

this

feature

or

to

operate

your

music

system

using

any

other

function,

place

the

power

switch

in

the

Power

"ON"

position.

SPEAKER

SYSTEM

SELECTOR

SWITCHES

Refer

to

paragraph

on

speaker

connections.

FUNCTION

SELECTOR

SWITCH

The

Function

Selector

Switch

selects

the

desired

type

of

program

source

to

be

heard

through

your

system.

FUNCTION

SELECTOR

SWITCH

MODEL

SC1510

1.

PHONO:

Selects

your

record

player

for

stereophonic

operation.

2.

TUNER:

This

position

selects

either

your

monophonic

or

stereophonic

tuner.

3.

TAPE

AMP/AUX:

Selects

any

program

source

such

as

tape

recorder,

the

output

of

your

television

set,

or

any

other

high

level

equipment

connected

to

the

tape

amp/aux

receptacles

on

the

rear

of

your

unit.

FUNCTION

SELECTOR

SWITCH

MODEL

SC1810

1.

AUX:

Selects

any

program

source

such

as

tape

recorder,

the

output

of

your

television

set,

or

any

other

high

level

equipment

connected

to

the

tape

amp/aux

receptacles

on

the

rear

of

your

system.

2.

FM

MONO:

Selects

the

FM

section

of

your

system.

In

this

position

you

can

listen

to

stereophonic

broadcasts

monophonically

while

monophonic

broadcasts

will

appear

unchanged.

3.

FM

STEREO:

This

is

the

normal

listening

position

for

all

monophonic

or

stereophonic

FM

broadcasts.

In

this

position

the

stereo

indicator

and

automatic

switching

circuit

built

into

your

receiver

are

operative.

For

further

details

see

the

paragraphs

on

"Stereo

Indicator"

and

"Selecting

Monophonic

or

Stereo

FM

Broadcasts".

4.

PHONO

STEREO:

Selects

your

record

player

for

stereophonic

operation.

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