Harman Kardon HK 3470 Owner's Manual page 6

Front Panel Controls
[] Phono Input Selector: Pressthis button
to selectthe output of a turntable that is con-
nectedto the Phono inputs
[] T-Men (Tape Monitor) Input Selector:
Pressthis button to listento the output of a
tape recorderconnectedto the Tape Monitor
inputsO TheT-Mon indicatorwill light to
indicatethat the input sourceis being monb
tored when the HK3470 is connectedto a
three-headtape deck or another unit with off-
head playback
[] Tuning Button: Press the left sideof the
button to tune lower-frequency s tationsandthe
right sideof the buttonto tune higher-frequency
stations Whena station with a strongsignal is
tuned,the TUNEDindicatorwill light in the
Main Information Display [], A brief (1/2
second)pressof the button will manuallytune
to the next frequencyincrement,while pressing
and holding the button for a longerperiodwill
automaticallytune to the next stationwith a
signal strongenoughfor acceptablereception,
[] Tape Input Selector:Pressthis buttonto
listento the output of a tape recorder or other
deviceconnected to the Tape2 inputs_},
[] Preset Scan:Pressthis button to auto-
maritally scanthrough the stationsthat have
been programmedin the HK 3470'smemoiy
Thetunerwill play five seconds of eachstation
before movingto the next presetstation To
stop the scanwhen the desiredstationis
heard,pressthe button again, (Seepage 15 for
moreinformation on the tuner memorysystem)
[] CD Input Selector: Pressthis button to
listento the output of a CDplayerconnectedto
the CD inputs _,
[] Aux Input Selector: Pressthis button to
listento the output of a deviceconnected to
the Aux inputs_,
[] Preset Selector:Pressthis buttonto step
up or down through the list of stationsthat has
been enteredinto the presetmemory,(See
page15 for more informationon tuner pro-
gramming,)
[] VMAx Selector: Press this buttonto
engageVMAxprocessing of a stereoinput,The
VMAx Mode Indicator [] wifl light, and you
will noticea widei, morespacioussoundfield
in orderto obtain maximumbenefit,you should
be seatedmidwaybetweenthe two loudspeak-
ers,andthe samedistancefrom the speakersas
the speakersarefrom eachotherThespeakers
must be placedfacing paralleland evenlywith
eachotherso that their bafflesare in the same
plane Pressthe button againto return to
Stereomode,
[] FM/AM Selector: Press this button to
selectthe tuneras the input to the receiver
Whenthe tuner is in use,pressthis button to
changebetweenthe AM and FMfrequency
bands,
[] FM Mode Selector:Pressthis buttonto
selectthe Stereoor Mono modefor FM tuning
Inthe STEREO modera Stereo indicatorwill
light in the Main Information Display
_r
and stereoreceptionwill be providedwhen sta-
tions aret_ansmitdngstereosignals,In the
MONOmode,the left and right signalsfrom
stereobroadcasts will be mixedtogetherand
reproducedthrough all channels. S electMONO
for betterreceptionof weak signalsVMAxwill
haveno effect in MONOmode
[] Sleep Button: Pressthis buttonto place
the unit in the Sleepmode,Eachpressof the
button selects the amount of time that will
remainbeforethe unit automaticallygoes
into the Standbymode,asshown in the Main
Information Display E_, inthe following
order:
[_lill --" 8g.__..70 .__.. 6 0 .__..SO
min mln mi_ mm ml_
-_ mln30 __ rain20__ 11_ m -_ OFF_
[] BassControl: Turnthis controlto modify
the low-frequencyoutput of the left and right
channelsbyas muchas +10dB,Setthis control
to a suitablepositionfor your tasteand room
acoustics
[] Treble Control: Turnthis control to modi[ 7
the high-frequency output of the left and right
channelsbyas muchas +10dB,Setthis control
to a suitablepositionfor your tasteand room
acoustics
[] Balance Control:[urn this control to
changethe relativevolumefor the left and
right channels
[] Volume Control:[urn the knob clockwise
to increase volumercounterclockwise to
decrease the volume,
[] Volume/Mute Indicator: Thisindicator
will glow greenwhen the HK 3470 is turned
on. its positionwill enableyou to judge the
relativevolumeof the unit evenwhen the
speakersare mutedor turned off When the
indicatoris pointing toward the left, as in an
"8 o'clock" position,the volume is low; when
it is pointingto the right, as in a "3 o'clock"
position,the volume is loud Whenthe unit has
been mutedby pressingthe Mute button [],
the indicatorwill flash,
[] Main Information Display: Thisdisplay
deliversmessages a nd statusindicationsto
help you operate the receiven
[] Speaker Selection Indicators: These
indicatorslight as a greenLEDnext to the des-
ignationfor eachspeakerpair to showwhen
they are active Pressthe Speaker 1 [] or
Speaker 2 [] Selectors to activateeither
pair of speakersBoth setsof speakers may be
selectedsimultaneously as long asall speakers
havea nominal impedance of 8 ohmsor
greatenHowever, o ccasionally the actual
impedance wifl vary,dependinguponthe
programmaterial If the impedance drops to a
point where theremay be potentialdamage
to the equipment,the HK 3470 will go into
protect mode
[] Remote SensorWindow: Thesensor
behind this window receives inflated signals
from the remote control Aim the remoteat this
area and do not blockor coverit unlessan
externalremotesensoris installed
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