Harman Kardon T45 Owners Manual - Page 7

CONNECTIONS

ADJUSTING

THE

DISC

SPEED

Only

make

the

connections

with

your

receiver

unplugged

and/or

switched

off.

This

turntable

is

equipped

with

OUTPUT

jacks

for

connect-

ing

it

to

your

receiver.

The

connection

cord

including

the

ground

wire

is

supplied

with

the

turntable.

The

cord

has

the

plugs

on

both

ends;

insert

those

on

one

end

to

the

OUT-

PUT

jacks

on

the

rear

of

the

turntable

and

those

on

the

other

end

to

the

phono

input

jacks

on

your

receiver.

The

white

plug

is

for

the

left

channel

and

the

red

plug

is

for

the

right

channel.

Connect

the

ground

wire

to

the

GND

terminal

on

the

turntable

and

ground

terminal

on

your

receiver.

When

connection

is

made

with

a

cord

other

than

the

one

supplied

with

the

turntable,

be

sure

to

connect

the

GND

terminal

on

the

turntable

to

the

ground

terminal

on

your

receiver

with

an

independent

lead

wire.

Connect

the

power

cord

to

an

AC

convenience

outlet

of

your

receiver

or

into

an

AC

outlet

in

the

wall.

Note:

Make

sure

that

the

output

cords

are

not

trapped

un-

derneath

the

turntable

or

receiver.

This

can

damage

the

cords

and

cause

open

circuits.

Be

sure

to

connect

the

output

cords

to

the

proper

phono

input

jacks,

if

more

than

one

pair

of

input

jacks

are

provid-

ed.

For

receivers

with

"MM"

or

"MC"

phone

input

jacks,

connect

the

output

cord

to

the

jacks

that

correspond

to

the

type

of

cartridge

installed.

"MM"

stands

for

"Moving

Mag-

net"

and

is

the

most

common

type

of

cartridge

available.

"MC"

stands

for

"Moving

Coil"

and

is

an

increasingly

popu-

lar

cartridge

type.

To

play

normal

discs

first

push

the

SPEED

REFERENCE

but-

ton,

which

will

cause

the

SPEED

REFERENCE

indicator

light

to

go

on.

When

the

SPEED

REFERENCE

button

has

been

depressed

it

is

possible

to

obtain

the

proper

speed

for

the

disc

you

will

be

using

simply

by

setting

the

SPEED

SELEC-

TOR

at

the

appropriate

33

or

45

setting,

and

it

will

not

be

necessary

to

make

fine

adjustments

in

PLATTER

speed.

On

occasion,

however,

you

might

wish

to

make

your

own

setting.

This

is

advisable

in

a

variety

of

cases

--you

might

be

using

an

older

record

that

was

not

recorded

at

a

stabi-

lized

speed;

you

may

wish

to

provide

your

own

accompani-

ment

to

the

record,

which

might

entail

changing

the

disc

speed

to

conform

to

your

own

speed,

or

you

simply

might

want

to

listen

to

the

record

at

some

speed

other

than

what

it

was

recorded

at.

To

do

this

simply

press

the

SPEED

REFERENCE

button

to

the

off

position.

The

lamp

will

go

out.

Now

adjust

the

SPEED

CONTROL

to

your

preference.

The

SPEED

CONTROL

cannot

be

used

to

adjust

speed

while

the

SPEED

REFERENCE

indicator

is

on.

If

you

wish

to

make

pre-

cise

adjustments

in

the

speed

of

a

disc,

for

any

reason,

the

unit

is

equipped

with

a

DISC

STABILIZER

WITH

STROBO-

SCOPE

that

you

can

use

to

determine

the

speed

of

the

disc.

Disc

Stabilizer

with

Stroboscope

The

DISC

STABILIZER

with

which

this

turntable

is

equipp-

ed

is

placed

over

the

disc

in

order

to

hold

it

firmly

on

the

PLATTER

MAT.

This

DISC

STABILIZER

will

not

only

cor-

rect

disc

distortions,

it

also

ena-

bles

the

stylus

tip

to

accurately

trace

the

grooves

on

the

disc.

The

DISC

STABILIZER

is

also

marked

with

a

striped

stroboscope,

making

it

easy

to

de-

termine

the

speed

of

a

disc.

How

to

Control

Speed

0

0

1

.

Place

the

disc

on

the

PLATTER

MAT

and

then

put

the

DISC

STABILIZER

WITH

STROBOSCOPE

on

the

disc.

2.

Set

the

SPEED

SELECTOR

to

33

or

45

depending

on

the

speed

of

the

disc.

3.

Flip

the

CUE

lever

up.

When

the

TONEARM

has

been

AC

moved

over

the

disc

the

PLATTER

wil

l

begin

revolving.

4.

Set

SPEED

REFERENCE

button

so

that

the

SPEED

REFERENCE

indicator

goes

off

(button

out).

To

outlet

light

STROBOSCOPE

the

dim

m

I

5.

Put

a

fluorescent

on

the

on

DISC

STABILIZER

and

observe

the

flow

of

the

stripes.

Revolution

speed

can

be

adjusted

by

moving

the

SPEED

CONTROL

knob

to

the

right

or

left.

Moving

the

SPEED

CONTROL

knob

to

the

left,

a

"

+

"

direction,

will

cause

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the

stripes

to

flow

to

the

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left.

Moving

it

to

the

right,

contra,

a

"

"

direction,

will

cause

the

stripes

to

flow

to

the

right.

The

position

at

which

the

stripes

appear

to

stop

moving

marks

the

proper

speed

for

the

disc

being

played.

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