Harman Kardon T55C Owners Manual - Page 7

CONNECTIONS

ADJUSTING

THE

DISC

SPEED

Make

all

connections

with

your

receiver

unplugged

and/or

switched

off.

This

turntable

is

equipped

with

OUTPUT

jacks

for

connec-

tion

to

your

receiver.

A

connecting

cord

including

the

ground

wire

is

suppl

ied

with

the

turntable.

The

cord

has

phono

plugs

on

both

ends;

insert

those

on

one

end

to

the

OUTPUT

jacks

on

the

rear

of

the

turntable

and

those

on

the

other

end

into

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.

If

connection

is

made

with

a

cord

other

than

the

one

sup-

pl

ied

with

the

turntable,

be

sure

to

connect

the

GND

termi-

nal

on

the

turntable

to

the

ground

terminal

on

your

receiver

with

an

independent

lead

wire.

Connect

the

power

cord

to

an

AC

convenience

outlet

on

your

receiver

or

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.

Be

sure

to

connect

the

output

cords

to

the

proper

phone

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

Magnet"

and

is

the

most

common

type

of

cartridge

availa-

ble.

"MC"

stands

for

"Moving

Coil"

and

is

an

increasingly

popular

cartridge

type.

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Receiver

To

play

normal

discs

first

push

the

QUARTZ

LOCK

button.

The

QUARTZ

LOCK

indicator

will

il

luminate

confirming

that

the

Quartz

Lock

is

active.

It

will

not

be

necessary

to

make

fine

adjustments

in

platter

speed

in

the

Quartz

Lock

mode.

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

entai

l

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

at

what

it

was

recorded.

To

do

this

simply

press

and

release

the

QUARTZ

LOCK

button

to

the

off

position.

The

light

will

go

out.

Now

adjust

the

SPEED

CONTROL

to

your

prefer-

ence_

The

SPEED

CONTROL

cannot

be

used

to

adjust

speed

whi

le

the

Quartz

Lock

is

on.

If

you

wish

to

make

precise

adjustments

in

the

speed

of

a

disc,

the

DISC

STABILIZER

supplied

with

this

unit

has

a

stroboscope

pattern

mounted

on

its

top

surface.

Disc

Stabilizer

with

Stroboscope

The

DISC

STABILIZER

with

which

this

turntable

is

equipped

is

placed

over

the

disc

in

order

to

hold

it

firmly

on

the

PLATTER

MAT.

This

DISC

STABILIZER

will

not

only

correct

disc

distortions,

it

also

enables

the

stylus

tip

to

. .

accurately

trace

the

grooves

on

the

disc.

The

DISC

STABILIZER

is

also

marked

with

a

striped

stroboscope

pat-

tern,

making

it

easy

to

determine

the

speed

of

a

disc.

How

to

Control

Speed

I.

Place

the

disc

on

the

PLATTER

MAT

and

then

put

the

DISC

STABILIZER

on

the

disc.

2.

Depress

the

33

or

45

SPEED

selector

button

in

accord-

ance

with

the

speed

of

the

disc

to

be

used.

3.

Flip

the

CUE

lever

up.

When

the

TON

EARM

has

been

moved

over

the

disc

the

PLATTER

wil

l

begin

revolving.

4.

Set

QUARTZ

LOCK

button

so

that

the

QUARTZ

LOCK

indicator

goes

off

(button

out).

5.

Shine

a

fluorescent

light

on

the

stroboscope

pattern

and

observe

the

movement

of

the

stripes.

The

speed

can

be

adjusted

by

moving

the

SPEED

CONTROL

knob

to

the

right

or

left.

Moving

the

SPEED

CONTROL

knob

to

the

left

("+"

direction),

will

cause

the

stripes

to

flow

to

the

left.

Moving

it

to

the

right

("

—

"

direction),

will

cause

the

stripes

to

flow

to

the

right.

The

position

at

which

the

stripes

appear

to

stop

moving

marks

the

pre-

cise

speed.

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