Harman Kardon HK1200 - Connections Guide; Connecting Other Components; Connecting Loudspeaker Systems

HK1200/HK1400
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS
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Power
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(NOTE: HK1200 features are the same)
Power Switch
Pressing this switch will turn on the
power and the POWER indicator lights
up. Press the switch again to turn the
power off.
Power Indicator
When the POWER switch is pressed,
this indicator lights up in green.
Tape Monitor Selector
This selector is used when playing a
tape deck, or monitoring during
recording.
Tape 1/Copy 1-2: Select this position
to play a tape or to monitor the recording
on the tape deck connected to the TAPE
1 jacks. This is also the position to use
to copy a tape from Tape 1 to Tape 2.
Source: Select this position to listen to a
program source other than a tape.
Tape 2: Select this position to piay a
tape, or to monitor during recording on
the tape deck connected to the TAPE 2
jacks.
Source Selector
This selector is used to select a program
source ather than a tape.
Aux 1: Select this position to listen to a
source connected to the AUX 1 jacks.
Aux 2: Select this position to listen to a
source connected to the AUX 2 jacks.
CD: Select this position to listen to a CD
player connected to the CD jacks.
Tuner: Select this position to listen to a
Tuner connected to the TUNER jacks.
Video: Select this position to listen to
the sound of a TV, VCR or Laserdisc
player connected to the VIDEO jacks.
Volume Control
This knob controls the sound level.
Turning clockwise increases the sound
volume, and turning counterclockwise
decreases it. Set this control at a
minimum level before turning the power
on, changing the sound source or
changing the GAIN switch to protect the
speakers from being damaged by a
sudden high level sound.
Gain Switch
The GAIN Switch changes both the input
sensitivity (amount of amplification) and
the input overload level of the
preamplifier circuitry. The “Normal”
position provides an input sensitivity that
it typical of other high quality integrated
amplifiers and preamplifiers. This mode
has an input overload level of 2.5 Volts,
which is high enough to use with nearly
any high fidelity source. The "-100B”
position both decreases the input
sensitivity and increases the input
overload level by 10dB (approximately 3
times). This allows very strong input
signals to be amplified without distortion.
It also provides a wider dynamic range.
Some listeners may prefer this position
for listening to CD players, for example.