User manual HARMAN KARDON HK3450

[. . . ] The HK3450 has been custom-designed to provide all the excitement and power of rock, jazz and popular music, and every nuance of classical selections. While sophisticated systems are hard at work within the HK3450 to make all of this happen, hookup and operation are simple. Color-keyed connections and a comprehensive remote control make the HK3450 easy to use. To obtain maximum enjoyment from your new receiver, we urge you to take a few minutes to read through this manual. [. . . ] Preset Up/Down: When the tuner is in use, these buttons scroll through the stations that have been programmed into the HK3450's memory. These buttons also control the track Skip Up/Down on compatible Harman Kardon compact disc players/changers. Transport Controls: These buttons are used to control Play, Play Forward, Play Reverse, Stop, Pause and Record functions on compatible Harman Kardon compact disc players/changers and cassette tape decks. Disc Skip: These buttons do not have any functions when controlling the HK3450, but they operate the Disc Skip functions of compatible Harman Kardon compact disc changers. © Sleep Button: Press this button to place the unit in the Sleep mode. Each press of the button selects the amount of time that will remain before the unit will automatically go into the Standby mode, as shown in the Sleep Timer A, in the following order: 90 min 40 min 80 min 30 min 70 min 20 min 60 min 10 min 50 min OFF Direct Button: Press this button to select a radio station by entering its frequency using the Numeric Keys K. (See page 14 for more information. ) ° Numeric Keys: These buttons serve as a 10button numeric keypad to enter tuner preset positions or to tune stations directly. ¬ Auto Preset: When the tuner and FM band have been selected, this button may be used to automatically program the tuner presets for all active stations. To start the auto preset scan, press and hold the button. Note that the MEMORY D and PRESET B indicators will flash. After a few seconds, the tuner will start to "look" for active stations, as shown by increasing frequency numbers in the Information Display. These steps need to be done only when the receiver is first installed, or when a change is made to the input source equipment. Audio Equipment Connections We recommend that you use high-quality interconnect cables when making connections to source equipment and recorders to preserve the quality of the signals. When making connections to audio source equipment or speakers it is always a good practice to unplug the unit from the AC wall outlet. This prevents any possibility of accidentally sending audio or transient signals to the speakers that may damage them. Connect the analog output of a CD player to the CD Inputs ¶. NOTE: When the CD player has both fixed and variable audio outputs, it is best to use the fixed output unless you find that the input to the receiver is so low that the sound is noisy, or so high that the signal is distorted. Connect the Play/Out jacks of a cassette deck, MD or other audio recorder to the Tape Monitor In Jacks ª. Connect the Record/In jacks on the recorder to the Tape Monitor Out Jacks , on the HK3450. When the tape deck connected to these jacks is a three-head unit or has off-head playback, it will be possible to monitor the output of the source being recorded. Connect the output of a second audio recorder, VCR or other line-level audio device to the Tape 2 Play/In Jacks /. If a recorder is used, connect its Rec/In jacks to the matching outputs ¤. [. . . ] Next, press the Clear Button N within five seconds. The preset station will be removed from the memory, and the action will be confirmed by the brief appearance of the word CLEAR and the preset number location in the Information Display. That memory location will now be empty, and you may program a different station to that location, or leave it empty. Memory Backup This product is equipped with a memory backup system that preserves tuner presets and system configuration information if the unit is accidentally unplugged or subjected to a power outage. The unit's memory is stored in an EEPROM, and thus the HK3450 will retain information such as programmed presets without being connected to a main power source virtually indefinitely. Processor Reset In the rare case where the unit's operation or the displays seem abnormal, the cause may involve the erratic operation of the system's memory or microprocessor. [. . . ]