Harman Kardon T40 Owners Manual - Page 7

Speed

Lock

and

Speed

Control

To

turn

ON

the

speed

lock

button,

push

it

once

whi

le

the

indicator

is

OFF;

the

indicator

wi

ll

go

on

tel

l

ing

you

that

the

speed

lock

is

active.

Pushing

it

again

turns

OFF

the

indicator

and

speed

lock

is

released.

•

After

placing

the

speed

selector

in

the

33

or

45

position

in

accordance

with

disc

speed,

set

the

speed

lock

button

to

ON

position.

This

locks

the

disc

speed

at

the

correct

reference

speed

and

no

further

fine

adjustment

using

the

stroboscope

is

required.

•

To

adjust

disc

speed

as

desired

when

reproducing

an

old

disc

on

which

recording

is

not

performed

at

an

accurated

constant

speed,

when

precisely

matching

reproduced

sound

with

the

sound

of

instrument

to

play,

or

when

changing

the

disc

speed

preferably,

turn

the

speed

con-

trol

knob

to

adjust

the

disc

speed

after

pushing

the

speed

lock

button

to

the

OFF

position

to

release

the

speed

lock.

(With

the

speed

lock

button

in

ON

position,

the

speed

control

knob

is

inoperative.)

Disc

speed,

whether

increasing

or

decreasing,

can

be

examined

by

using

the

disc

stabi

l

izer

with

stroboscope

provided

with

the

turntable.

•

Disc

stabil

izer

with

stroboscope

Disc

stabi

l

izer

is

used

to

grip

platter

mat;

use

of

it

enables

the

stylus

tip

to

trace

accurately

the

groove

on

the

disc

as

wel

l

as

it

corrects

distortion

of

a

disc.

The

stabi

l

izer

is

also

marked

with

striped

stroboscope

so

that

the

disc

speed

can

be

easily

examined.

Place

a

disc

on

the

platter

mat

and

then

the

disc

stabil

izer

with

stroboscope

on

the

disc.

2.

Set

the

speed

selector

to

33

or

45

position

in

accordance

with

the

required

disc

speed.

Turn

the

speed

lock

button

OFF

to

release

the

speed

lock,

then

adjust

the

disc

speed

by

turning

the

speed

control

knob,

with

observing

the

striped

markings

on

the

disc

stabil

izer

with

stroboscope

under

fluorescent

l

ight.

the

disc

firmly

Disk

stabilizer

with

StYCibiOSOapQ

.

on

the

control

Speed

becomes

faster

Speed

becomes

slower

3.

Capacitance

Trim

The

capacitance

trim

is

a

capacitance

selector

switch

that

enables

your

cartridge

to

del

iver

its

optimum

performance.

Each

cartridge

had

its

own

characteristic

capacitance,

and

the

output

leads

used

to

connect

the

cartridge

to

the

am-

pl

ifier

or

receiver

also

have

their

own

capacitance.

Only

when

these

two

capacitances

are

at

their

optimum

values

can

the

cartridge

transfer

its

output

and

retain

its

optimum

frequency

response

to

the

amplifier.

w

LESS

When

the

CAP.

TRIM

is

properly

adjusted,

OVER

FREQUENCY

10

k

Hz

Cartridge

capacity

Trim

position

Less

than

300pF

normal

300

to

400pF

+100pf

Over

400pF

+200pf

•Please

read

the

owner's

manual

of

the

cartridge

and

adjust

the

trim

posi-

tion

accordingly.

normal

• •

+100pf

•

+200pf

`•

Use

a

coin

to

change

the

setting.

Operating

1.

Turn

down

the

volume

of

your

ampl

ifier

to

the

mini-

mum

position.

2.

Turn

on

your

ampl

ifier

or

receiver

and

select

the

phono

function

according

to

the

owner's

manual

of

the

ampl

i-

fier

or

receiver.

3.

Place

the

disc

on

the

platter

mat.

If

this

is

an

extended

play

disc,

you

wil

l

need

to

use

the

center

hole

adaptor

provided

with

the

turntable.

4.

Set

the

speed

selector

to

33

or

45.

5.

Turn

the

speed

lock

button

ON

to

maintain

the

accu-

rate

disc

speed.

6.

Push

the

lift

button

to

set

to

the

auto

position.

(With

auto

position

selected,

the

tonearm

automatical

ly

l

ifts

and

the

platter

stops

as

power

supply

is

cut

off

when

the

disc ends.)

7.

Fl

ip

the

cue

lever

forward

to

lift

the

tonearm

up,

then

bring

the

tonearm

over

the

disc

and

the

platter

wi

ll

begin

to

rotate.

8.

Now

flip

the

cue

lever

down

and

the

tonearm

will

be

lowered

and

reproduc-

ton

starts.

Slowly

raise

the

volume

of

amplifier

up

to

your

de-

sired

l

istening

point.

9.

If

you

wish

to

terminate

audition

before

the

end

of

the

disc,

raise

the

tonearm

by

fl

ipping

the

cue

lever

forward

and

bring

it

to

the

armrest

after

turning

down

the

volume

of

your

amplifier

to

the

minimum

position.

At

the

end

of

the

disc,

the

tonearm

wil

automatical

ly

l

ift

up

and

the

platter

stops.

Bring

the

tonearm

to

the

armrest,

then.

10.

Since

the

tonearm

wil

l

not

stop

at

the

end

of

the

disc

with

the

l

ift

button

set

to

the

manual

position,

it

is

nece-

ssary

to

manual

ly

raise

the

tonearm

at

the

disc

end

and

bring

it

to

the

armrest.

Select

the

manual

position

to

reproduce

a

disc

which

has

groove

cut

exceeding

the

normal

disc

end

position

by

preventing

automatic

stop

at

the

normal

disc

end

posi-

tion.

s

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Speed, Control, Capacitance, Operating

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