Harman Kardon hk3370 Service Manual page 18

Remote Control Functions
Main Power On: When the HK 3470
is in the Standby mode, as indicated by the
Power Indicator glowing amber, press
this button to turn the HK 3470 on.
Main Power Off: When the HK 3470 is
turned on, press this button to place it in the
Standby mode. Note that in this mode, the unit
is still connected to AC Power.
Source Selectors: Press these buttons to
select an input source for the HK 3470.
Preset Up/Down: When the tuner is in
use, these buttons scroll through the stations
that have been programmed into the HK 3470's
memory. These buttons also control the track Skip
Up and Down on compatible Harman Kardon
compact disc players and 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. Also, when a compatible
Harman Kardon compact disc player or changer,
or cassette deck, has been selected using the
Source Selectors , additional transport
control functions are available using the Preset
Up/Down and Tuning Up/Down
buttons.
Disc Skip: These buttons do not have any
functions when controlling the HK 3470, but
they operate the Disc Skip functions of compati-
ble 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 Main
Information Display , in the following
order:
90 80 70 60
min min min min min
40 30 20 10
OFF
min min min min
Dimmer Button: Press this button once to
reduce the brightness of the front panel display
to half the normal intensity. Press it again to
turn the front panel display completely off.
When the display is completely off, press the
button to return to normal brightness.
Tuning: Press these buttons to tune up or
down through a selected frequency band.
Direct Button: Press this button to select
a radio station by entering its frequency using
HK3470 ONLY
the Numeric Keys
information.)
Numeric Keys: These buttons serve as
a ten-button 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
MEMO and PRESET indicators will flash. After
a few seconds, the tuner will start to "look"
for active stations, as shown by increasing fre-
quency numbers in the Main Information
Display. Release the button and note that the
tuner will briefly stop at each active station and
add a preset number to the memory. If the FM
tuner finds fewer than 30 FM stations with
acceptable signal strength, the Auto Preset tun-
ing will scan two more cycles or until the
remaining vacant preset memory spaces have
been filled with those found in the first scan.
The scan will stop when all 30 preset memory
spaces have been filled or when three scans
through the band have been completed.
Secondary Control Cover: This sliding
cover normally is in the "up" position so that it
hides the secondary controls (the Direct button,
Numeric Keys, Auto Preset button, Clear button
and Memory button)
these controls, place your thumb on the small
recessed area at the top center of the control,
and gently press the cover down and towards
you.
Clear Button: This button is used to clear
preset memory information for the HK 3470's
tuner. (See page 15 for more information on
tuner presets.)
Memory Button: Press this button to open
50 a memory position that stores a preset location
for the HK 3470's tuner. (See page 15 for more
information on tuner presets.)
Master Volume: Press these buttons to
raise or lower the HK 3470's volume.
P. Scan Button: Press this button to auto-
matically scan through the list of stations that
are programmed into the HK 3470's tuner
memory. When the button is pressed, each pre-
set station will play for five seconds before the
next station is selected. Press the button again
when the desired station is heard to stop the
preset scan.
. (See page 15 for more Mute Button: Press this button to
momentarily silence the HK 3470.
FM Mode Button: Press this button when
the tuner is in use in the FM band to switch to
monaural reception if the station is weak and
noisy. (See page 15 for more
information.)
VMAx Selector: Press this button to
engage VMAx processing of a stereo input. The
VMAx Mode Indicator
will notice a wider, more spacious sound field.
In order to obtain maximum benefit, you should
be seated midway between the two loudspeak-
ers, and the same distance from the speakers as
the speakers are from each other. The speakers
must be placed facing parallel and evenly with
each other so that their baffles are in the same
plane. Press the button again to return to
Stereo mode.
Tuning Up/Down: When the tuner is in
use, these buttons will tune up or down through
the selected frequency band. A brief (1⁄2 second)
press of the button will manually tune to the
next frequency increment, while pressing and
holding the button for a longer period will auto-
matically tune to the next station with a signal
strong enough for acceptable reception. These
buttons will also control Fast Forward and
Fast Reverse (or Rewind) for compatible
. To access Harman Kardon compact disc players/changers
and cassette tape decks.
Learn Button: This button is used when
you wish to program codes from another
device's remote control into the HK 3470
remote. The simple procedure is described on
page 18.
Speaker 1 Selector: Press this button to
turn the speakers connected to the Speaker 1
Output terminals ‡ on or off.
Speaker 2 Selector: Press this button to
turn the speakers connected to the Speaker 2
Output terminals ° on or off.
Transmitter Window: Point this area of
the remote toward the receiver when using the
remote.
LED Indicator: This indicator will light or
blink to confirm various steps in the learning
process as the HK 3470 remote is programmed.
It will also flicker when a key is pressed during
normal operation to indicate that it is transmit-
ting an infrared code.
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