User manual HARMAN KARDON HK 3385

[. . . ] HK 3385 STEREO RECEIVER OWNER'S MANUAL SAFETY INFORMATION home, consult your product dealer or local power company. For products intended to operate from battery power, or other sources, refer to the operating instructions. This product may be equipped with a polarized alternating-current-line plug (a plug having one blade wider than the other). This plug will fit into the power outlet only one way. [. . . ] Thus, you have the option of connecting each jack to the line-level input on a separate subwoofer. If you have only one subwoofer with a single line-level input, connect it to the right Subwoofer Output on the HK 3385. L R Subwoofer Video Connections Composite Types of Connections This section will briefly review different types of cables and connections that you may use to set up your system. Speaker Connections Speaker cables carry an amplified signal from the receiver's speaker terminals to each loudspeaker. Speaker cables contain two wire conductors, or leads, inside plastic insulation. The two conductors are usually differentiated in some way, by using different colors, or stripes, or even by adding a ridge to the insulation. Sometimes the actual wires are different, one being copper red and the other silver. The differentiation is important because each speaker must be connected to the receiver's Speaker-Output terminals using two wires, one positive (+) and one negative (­). It's important to maintain the proper polarity for all speakers in the system. If some speakers have their negative terminals connected to the receiver's positive terminals, performance can suffer, especially for the low frequencies. Always connect the positive terminal on the loudspeaker, which is usually colored red, to the positive terminal on the receiver, also colored red. Similarly, always connect the black negative terminal on the speaker to the black negative terminal on the receiver. The HK 3385 uses binding-post speaker terminals that can accept banana plugs or bare-wire cables. Banana plugs are simply plugged into the hole in the middle of the terminal cap. See Figure 1. Figure 1 ­ Binding-Post Speaker Terminals With Banana Plugs Figure 3 ­ Subwoofer Connecting Source Devices to the HK 3385 The HK 3385 is designed to process audio and video input signals, playing back the audio and displaying the video on a television or monitor connected to it. These signals originate in what are known as "source devices, " including your DVD player, CD player, DVR (digital video recorder) or other recorder, tape deck, game console, cable or satellite television box, or MP3 player. Although the tuner is built into the HK 3385, it also counts as a source, even though no external connections are needed, other than the FM and AM antennas. Separate connections are required for the audio and video portions of the signal. + Analog Audio Connections Analog audio connections require two cables, one for the left channel (white) and one for the right channel (red). These two cables are often attached to each other for most of their length. See Figure 4. Analog audio cable (RCA) Figure 4 ­ Analog Audio Bare-wire cables are installed as follows (see Figure 2): 1. Unscrew the terminal cap until the pass-through hole in the collar is revealed. Insert the bare end of the wire into the hole. Screw the cap back into place until the wire is held snugly. L R 14 14 CONNECTIONS Video Connections Although some sources produce an audio signal only (e. g. , CD player, tape deck), many sources output both audio and video signals (e. g. , DVD player, cable television box, HDTV tuner, satellite box, VCR, DVR). In addition to the audio connection, you will need to make a video connection for each source. [. . . ] To hear the original source again, press the T-Mon Button so that the dot to the left of the Tape Monitor Indicator stops flashing. If your recorder does not have off-head playback, then you will not hear anything when you press the T-Mon Button. NOTE: Please make certain that you are aware of any copyright restrictions on any material you record. Unauthorized duplication of copyrighted materials is prohibited by federal law. Figure 36 ­ Tuning a Station 23 OPERATION Dim Function Some people find the front-panel messages distracting and would prefer to dim them or turn them off altogether. [. . . ]