Harman Kardon TA260 Owners Manual - Page 3

USING

THE

MODEL

TA260

AS

AN

INTEGRATED

STEREOPHONIC

CONTROL

CENTER

INSTALLATION

PROCEDURE

Ventilation:

The

unit

is

well

ventilated

in

itself,

but

sufficient

space

must

be

allowed

around

it

to

permit

proper

air

fl

ow.

Install

the

Stereo

Festival

II

in

a

manner

to

'

allow

for

unrestricted

circulation.

Do

not

place

books

or

other

objects

on

the

cage

or

cabinet

or

in

the

immediate

vicinity

of

the

instrument.

Reducing

the

air

fl

ow

will

result

in

sharply

reduced

component

and

tube

life.

Allow

at

least

4

inches

above

the

unit

when

custom

installing

into

a

cabinet.

Refer

to

mounting

instruc-

tion

sheet

for

cabinet

installation

procedure.

Power

Requirements:

Plug

the

AC

line

cord

into

any

outlet

furnishing

117

volt,

60

cycle

AC

current.

The

voltage

may

vary

between

105

and

125

volts.

An

AC

convenience

outlet

is

located

on

the

rear

panel

of

the

instrument.

The

outlet,

marked

1

AMP

SWITCHED,

is

controlled

by

the

ON/OFF

push

button

on

the

front

of

the

unit.

CAUTION:

Do

not

exceed

the

amperage

limit

on

the

AC

convenience

receptacle.

Connecting

the

Speakers:

Your

two

speakers

should

be

identical

if

possible

to

obtain

optimum

results.

Experts

agree

that

a

perfectly

matched

system

offers

the

best

stereophonic

repro-

duction.

The

speakers

should

be

preferably

placed

along

the

same

wall

approxi-

mately

8

to

15

feet

apart

depending

upon

room

size

and

furniture

placement.

It

may

be

necessary

to

experiment

with

speaker

placement

until

best

results

are

obtained.

Use

any

type

wire

to

connect

your

speakers

to

the

Stereo

Festival

II.

Lamp

cord

("zip

cord")

is

excellent

and

may

be

easily

dressed

around

the

molding

for

an

inconspicuous

and

neat

installation.

Do

not

drive

the

staples

or

tacks

through

the

center

of

the

wire

for

this

will

short

out

the

two

sections

and

will

decrease

the

overall

volume

or

short

out

the

speakers

entirely.

It

is

permissible

to

use

approximately

100

feet

of

speaker

connecting

wire

for

each

speaker

without

loss

of

volume.

Connect

one

length

of

lamp

cord

to

your

left

speaker

and

attach

the

other

end

to

the

LEFT

SPEAKER

terminals

on

the

rear

panel

of

the

TA260.

(These

are

the

two

terminals

on

the

left-hand

side

of

the

upper

speaker

terminal

strip.)

Similarly,

connect

another

length

of

lamp

cord

to

your

right

speaker,

and

attach

the

other

end

to

the

RIGHT

SPEAKER

terminals

on

the

rear

panel.

(These

are

the

two

terminals

on

the

left-hand

side

of

the

lower

speaker

terminal

strip.)

If

your

speakers

have

an

impedance

of

3

to

5

ohms,

connect

the

IMPEDANCE

SELECTOR

leads

to

the

4

ohm

terminals

on

the

speaker

terminal

strips.

If

your

speakers

have

an

impedance

of

6

to

10

ohms,

connect

the

IMPEDANCE

SELEC-

TOR

leads

to

the

8

ohm

terminals.

If

your

speakers

have

an

impedance

of

12

to

20

ohms,

connect

the

IMPEDANCE

SELECTOR

leads

to

the

16

ohm

terminals.

Carefully

dress

the

speaker

leads

away

from

audio

input

cables

and

power

lines.

Keep

the

wiring

neat

and

away

from

transformers

and

tubes

to

reduce

hum

pickup.

IMPORTANT:

When

the

TA260

is

used

only

for

monophonic

operation

(and

stereo

is

to

be

added

at

some

later

date)

it

is

essential

that

both

speaker

output

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