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HK6850
and HK6950R
Front Panel Controls
reduces these inaudible frequencies at 6dB per octave
below 15Hz. The audible portion of the frequency
range will not be affected, so it is useful to leave the
subsonic filter on at all times when listening to the
turntable. The indicator light will be lit when the
SUBSONIC filter is on.
@ TONE DEFEAT switch
When TONE DEFEAT is turned on, the bass and
treble controls have no effect. The TONE DEFEAT
switch internally bypasses the tone control circuitry,
resulting in completely unaltered frequency response.
If you want to use the bass and treble controls, turn
TONE DEFEAT off. The indicator light will be lit
when the TONE DEFEAT switch is on.
© BASS control
The BASS control boosts or reduces the low frequency
sound level. The BASS control affects only frequencies
below 300Hz, and allows changes of up to +10dB. The
BASS tone control, in some circumstances, can help
you adjust the overall sound of your system. For
example, "boomy" room acoustics may be improved
with a slight decrease in the bass, or the sound of
smaller loudspeakers lacking in bass may be improved
with a bass boost.
© TREBLE control
The TREBLE contro! boosts or reduces the high
frequency sound level. The TREBLE control affects
only frequencies above 3000Hz, and allows changes of
up to +10dB. The TREBLE tone control, in some
circumstances, can help you adjust the overal] sound
of your system. For example, an overly shrill recording
or "bright" room acoustics may be improved by a
reduction in the amount of treble.
@ BALANCE CONTROL
The BALANCE control distributes the sound between
the right and left speakers. For equal balance in each
channel, set the control in the center.
@ PREAMPLIFIER BYPASS
When the PREAMPLIFIER BYPASS switch is on, the
source signal goes directly to the input of the ampli-
fier, bypassing all tone controls and other preamplifier
circuitry and js attenuated only by the volume control.
@ CARTRIDGE
selector
This switch sets up the gain and input impedance of
your amplifier's internal circuitry to match the type of
cartridge being used on your turntable. Be sure you
connect your turntable to the appropriate PHONO
input jacks on the back of the HK6850/HK6950R (MM
for moving magnet cartridges, or MC for moving coil
cartridges). Then use this switch to select the type of
cartridge mounted on your turntable. Note that you
can connect both moving coil and moving magnet
cartridge inputs and use this switch to select between
them. The MC setting engages a special MC step-up
amplifier stage.
® VOLUME control
This knob controls the sound level. Turn the VOLUME
control all the way down before you turn on your
amplifier or change sound source. This will protect
your speakers from being damaged by sudden high-
volume sound.
® SOURCE selector
The SOURCE selector controls which program source
you are listening to.
¢ PHONO - Selects a turntable connected to either the
MM or MC phono jacks.
e TUNER - Selects an AM or FM broadcast from a
tuner connected to the tuner jacks.
e CD - Selects a compact disc player connected to the
CD jacks.
+ VIDEO - Selects sound from an audio/video compo-
nent such as a camcorder, TV tuner connected to the
VIDEO
jacks.
e AUX - Selects sound from any component connected
to the AUX jacks.
® RECORD OUT selector
This selector controls which program source you can
record on the tape deck(s) connected to your unit.
Whatever source you select is sent to all tape decks
connected to your HK6850 or HK6950R, so you can
record on both decks simultaneously.
¢ TUNER - In this position, the tuner signal is the
source you are recording regardless of the position of
the SOURCE selector. This permits you to record the
tuner signal while listening to a completely different
source (selected on the SOURCE
selector, described
above).
e SOURCE - In this setting, whatever source you have
selected on the SOURCE selector will be the source
you are recording.
¢ OFF - Leave the selector in this position when you
are not recording. This will ensure the purest sound
quality when you listen directly to a source selected
with the SOURCE selector.
+ COPY 1 > 2 - In this position, you are recording
from the deck connected to the TAPE 1 jacks to the
deck connected to the TAPE 2 jacks.
e COPY 2 > 1 - In this position, you are recording to
the deck connected to the TAPE 1 jacks from the deck
connécted to the TAPE 2 jacks.
For example, if you want to make a tape recording of a
CD, set the RECORD
OUT selector to SOURCE,
and
set the SOURCE selector to CD.
D TAPE MONITOR selector
The TAPE MONITOR selector enables you to listen to
your tape deck. Note that this selector does not select
the source for recording. It selects only the deck you
are listening to. An important use for this selector is
for monitoring during recording. To monitor during
recording, select the deck that is recording. For
listening to one tape deck while the other deck is
recording a different source, select the deck that is not
recording.
¢ TAPE! - In this position, you are listening to the
deck connected to the TAPE 1 jacks.
+ SOURCE - The SOURCE position turns off the
output from your deck and returns you to the source
you have selected on the SOURCE selector.
¢ TAPE2 - In this position, you are listening to the
deck connected to the TAPE 2 jacks.
D SPEAKER selector
You can connect either one or two sets of speakers to
your HK6850 or HK6950R. This selector enables you
to play a single set of speakers by themselves, both
sets of speakers at the same time, or to turn both sets
of speakers off for headphone-only listening.
e OFF - Select this position to turn off both sets of
speakers.
e 1 - Select this position to play the speakers con-
nected to the SPEAKER SYSTEM 1 terminals.
e 2 - Select this position to play the speakers con-
nected to the SPEAKER SYSTEM 2 terminals.
¢ 142 - Select this position to play both sets of speak-
ers at the same time.
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