Harman Kardon TD3 Owners Manual - Page 3

SERVICE

POLICY

HARMAN-KARDON

has

established

a

special

consumer

division

to

answer

all

questions

pertinent

to

the

installation

and

operation

of

your

unit.

Please

feel

free

to

write

us

at

-

any

time

and

we

will

endeavor

to

offer

prompt

and

complete

advice.

If

your

problem

cannot

be

resolved

through

our

combined

efforts,

we

may

wish

to

refer

you

to

one

of

our

authorized

warranty

stations.

The

unit

must

be

shipped

via

Railway

Express,

prepaid,

to

the

station

designated,

accompanied

by

a

brief

note

describing

the

exact

nature

of

the

difficulty.

Under

no

circumstances

should

the

set

be

shipped

directly

to

the

factory

without

prior

authorization.

INSTALLATION

PROCEDURE

POWER

REQUIREMENTS

The

AC

power

plug

is

polarized

(that

is,

it

can

only

be

inserted

in

one

direction).

Observing

the

position

of

the

locating

key,

insert

the

female

end

of

the

power

cord

supplied

into

the

AC

receptacle

located

on

the

bottom

left-hand

side

of

the

tape

recorder

chassis.

Place

the

other

end

of

the

cord

into

any

outlet

furnishing

117

volts,

60

-cycle

AC

current.

The

voltage

may

vary

between

105

and

125

volts.

OPERATION

PROCEDURE

Every

control

on

this

stereo

tape

recorder

serves

a

specific

function

and

is

important

to

the

operation

of

your

stereo

music

system.

PLEASE

READ

the

following

section

carefully

to

assure

full

advantage

of

the

performance

capa-

bilities

of

your

tape

recorder.

SUPPLY

REEL

SPINDLE:

To

record

or

play

back,

place

the

full

reel

of

recording

tape

on

this

spindle.

Additional

information

on

the

feed

reel

spindle

is

contained

in

paragraph

"Threading

the

Tape".

TAKE-UP

REEL

SPINDLE:

See

Paragraph

"Threading

the

Tape".

TAPE

SPEED

SELECTOR:

This

is

the

lever

you

will

use

to

select

the

speed

you

require

for

playback

or

recording,

namely,

7

1

/

2

,

3

3

/

4

or

1%

IPS

(inches

per

second).

For

quality

music

recording,

it

is

recommended

that

7

1

/

2

IPS

speed

be

used.

For

voice

recording,

a

slower

speed

may

be

selected,

such

as

3

3

/

4

or

1

7

/

8

IPS.

NOTE:

Before

changing

from

one

tape

speed

to

another,

be

sure

that

the

power

for

the

recorder

is

"ON"

and

the

tape

"function

switch"

is

in

the

STOP

position

to

eliminate

excessive

wear

to

the

drive

mechanism.

TAPE

COUNTER:

The

three

-digit

tape

counter

is

connected

to

the

supply

hub.

It

indicates

the

amount

of

tape

expended

when

recording

or

playing

back.

This

counter

is

provided

as

a

guide

when

winding

or

re

-winding

to

a

pre-

determined

point

on

the

tape.

Push

the

"Tape

Counter

Reset"

button

to

return

the

counter

back

to

its

zero

or

start

position.

RECORD

LEVEL

METERS:

These

meters

are

used

to

visually

monitor

the

recording

level

of

the

program

material

and

MUST

be

used

in

conjunction

with

the

LEFT

and

RIGHT

"record

level

controls"

to

maintain

a

proper

level

when

making

recordings.

Further

information

on

the

use

of

level

meters

is

contained

in

paragraph

on

"Record

Procedure".

MICROPHONE

INPUT

JACKS:

There

are

two

(2)

microphone

input

jacks

to

permit

making

either

stereophonic

or

monophonic

recordings.

To

record

stereophonically,

use

both

the

LEFT

and

RIGHT

"microphone

input

jacks".

To

record

monophonically,

place

one

microphone

in

EITHER

the

LEFT

or

the

RIGHT

microphone

input

jacks.

Additional

data

on

recording

may

be

found

under

paragraph

entitled

"Record

Procedure."

RECORD

LEVEL

CONTROLS:

The

Left

and

Right

"record

level"

controls

are

used

to

adjust

the

incoming

program

information

to

the

proper

recording

level

which

is

indicated

by

the

appropriate

Left

and

Right

VU

meters.

To

increase

the

recording

levels,

rotate

these

controls

in

a

CLOCKWISE

direction.

For

added

convenience,

a

power

ON

-OFF

switch

has

been

incorporated

as

an

integral

part

of

the

Left

channel

"Record

Level

Control".

To

turn

the

power

on,

merely

rotate

the

control

in

a

clockwise

direction

until

a

"click"

is

heard.

Simultaneously,

the

TAPE

ON

indicator

light

will

go

on.

To

turn

the

power

off,

rotate

the

control

in

a

full

counterclockwise

direction.

NOTE:

When

the

tape

recorder

is

not

in

use,

it

is

recommended

that

the

"function

selector"

on

the

recorder

be

placed

in

the

"STOP"

position.

MONITOR

VOLUME

CONTROLS:

(TD

-3

ONLY)

Located

directly

under

each

record

level

control

is

a

larger

knob.

Rotate

this

knob

in

a

counterclockwise

direction

to

monitor

the

source

program

material.

If

you

wish

to

monitor

the

recorded

information

the

instant

after

it

has

been

recorded,

rotate

this

control

in

a

CLOCKWISE

direction.

RECORD

PUSH

BUTTONS:

The

two

(2)

orange

-colored

push

buttons

located

on

the

lower

left

portion

of

the

head

cover

are

used

to

activate

the

record

mechanism

and

MUST

be

used

simultaneously

with

the

"function

selector"

switch

to

start

the

tape

in

motion

for

recording.

FUNCTION

SELECTOR:

The

function

selector,

located

on

the

bottom

right-

hand

corner

of

your

recorder

is

used

to

select

all

forward

and

reverse

motion

(Fast

Forward,

Pause,

Run,

Stop,

and

Rewind)

of

the

tape.

FAST

FORWARD

—

This

position

to

advance

the

tape

forward.

The

forward

motion

can

be

stopped

by

turning

the

Function

Selector

to

the

"PAUSE"

or

"STOP"

position.

PAUSE

—

This

position

stops

the

advance

of

the

tape

in

either

the

RECORD

or

PLAYBACK

mode

WITHOUT

resetting

any

of

the

other

functions.

To

resume

operation,

merely

rotate

the

"function

selector"

to

the

RUN

position.

RUN

—

Use

this

position

to

advance

the

tape

at

a

normal

rate

of

speed

for

playback

or

recording.

When

recording,

it

is

necessary

to

employ

this

position

in

conjunction

with

the

"Record

Push

Buttons",

described

above.

STOP

—

This

position

is

used

to

stop

the

tape.

REWIND

—

This

position

is

used

to

rewind

the

tape.

To

stop

at

any

given

point

or

after

the

tape

is

completely

rewound,

move

the

"function

selector"

to

STOP.

NOTE:

When

changing

from

Rewind

(REW)

to

RUN

(or

vice

versa),

it

is

required

that

you

bring

the

tape

to

a

COMPLETE

STOP.

When

changing

from

the

Fast

Forward

(F.

FWD)

to

the

RUN

positions,

you

must

bring

the

tape

to

a

complete

stop

in

the

PAUSE

position.

ALWAYS

keep

the

selector

in

the

STOP

position

when

the

recorder

is

not

in

use.

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