Operating Instructions; Troubleshooting - Harman Kardon HK 675 Owner's Manual

Operating Instructions

Listening to your CD player, tape
deck, tuner or other source
1. Turn Volume control to minimum level and
press the round Power button (above
"Power") to turn the unit to Standby, the
power indicator below will light orange. Then
press the flat Power switch to turn on the
amplifier. The power indicator lights red for a
few seconds, while the protection circuitry
checks for short circuit or other problems, and
then it lights blue.
2. Press "Speaker 1" to hear loudspeakers
connected to the rear Speakers 1 terminals.
Press "Speaker 2" to hear loudspeakers
connected to the rear Speakers 2 terminals.
Press both to hear both speaker pairs at once.
To listen to headphones only, press to turn off
any active speaker pair.
3. Select desired source for listening by pressing
the front panel Source button repeatedly until
the indicator for the desired source is
illuminated or by pressing the desired Source
button on the remote.

Troubleshooting

This unit is designed for trouble-free operation; most problems users encounter are due to operating errors. So if you have a problem, first check this list for a
possible solution. If the problem persists, consult your authorized Harman Kardon service center.
If the problem is...
No lights illuminate when power cord is plugged into AC outlet.
No sound is heard.
Sound is not heard from the speaker system on one side.
When listening to stereo sound, the left and right sounds are reversed. • The speaker wires are connected correctly.
Intermittent or continuous buzzing or hissing.
The remote control and front panel controls don't appear to work.
Humming noise when listening to LP
Howl or ringing when listening to LP.
Low sound level when listening to LP.
4. Begin playing the desired source.
5. Adjust the Volume control to the desired level.
6. Adjust Bass, Treble and Balance controls as
desired (the Source Direct function must be
turned off).
7. Press "Source Direct" until the "Source
Direct" indicator lights up to bypass the tone
control and balance circuitry to ensure purest
sound performance. Press again to turn the
bypass function off and to make the tone and
balance controls function again.
Make sure that...
• The unit is plugged into a live outlet.
• The round power button above "Power" on the front panel is pressed in.
• Speaker switches corresponding to the desired speakers are pressed.
• Correct source button has been pressed.
• Volume is turned up.
• Speaker wires are connected properly.
• Hook-up wires to source component are connected properly.
• The speaker wires and connection wires are connected correctly.
• The balance control knob is set to the center.
• The wires between components are connected correctly.
• The unit is away from fluorescent lights, TV, motors and other electrical appliances.
• Disconnect the AC line cord from the wall socket, wait 5 minutes and then re-connect it.
• Ground wire from record player has been connected to ground terminal on amplifier.
• Cable from record player is away from power cords and speaker cables.
• Record player is not to close to speakers.
• Record player is on stable surface.
• Cable from record player is connected to the Phono jacks.
• The phono cartridge is MM, not MC.
Making a recording
You may record any source to tape or to CD-R or
to both simultaneously. You may also connect a
second tape deck to the CDR inputs and outputs
to record from tape to tape (in either direction).
To select the desired source for recording (this
can be a different source than the one being
listened to), press the "Record Source" button
on the front panel repeatedly until the indicator
for the desired record source is illuminated.
NOTE: The record output signal is taken directly
from the program source and is unaffected by
the Volume, Bass, Treble or Balance controls.
Important Notes:
• The functions "Source Direct" and "Record
Source" can be selected on the front panel
only, not from the remote control.
• 3-head cassette decks with monitoring func-
tion can be connected to "Tape" or "CDR"
connectors too, but their monitoring function
cannot be used.
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