Harman PM645 User Manual

OPERATIONS |
Listening to a Record (Disc)
1. Turnthe VOLUME control knob to the minimum level and
press the POWER switch. Tne POWER indicator lights up.
2. Press the SPEAKERS 1 switch or/and SPEAKERS 2
switch for the desired speaker system(s).
3. Set the FUNCTION selector to the “phono” position and
the FUNCTION indicator “phono” lights up.
4. Setthe TAPE MONITOR selector to the “source” position.
5. Activate your turntable and place the stylus onthe record
(disc).
6. Turnthe VOLUME contra! knob clockwise to increase the
sound volume to the desired level.
7. If the disc has a large warp, press the SUBSONIC filter
switch.
8. Adjust the BASS and TREBLE control knobs to obtain the
desired tone.
9. Activate the BALANCE control knob. MODE selector,
BASS CONTOUR, or HIGH CUT filter switch if necessary.
NOTE: If you hear a hum at average listening levels, turn the
POWER switch off and check to see that the phono and the
ground connections are secure. Depending on the cartridge
type used, less hum may be created without the ground
connection.
Listening to Broadcasts
1. Turn the VOLUME control knob to the minimum level and
press the POWER switch. The POWER indicator lights up.
2. Press the SPEAKERS 1 switch or/and SPEAKERS 2
switch for the desired speaker system(s).
3. Set the FUNCTION selector to the “tuner” position and the
FUNCTION indicator “tuner” lights up.
. Setthe TAPE MONITOR selector to the “source” position.
. Set the MODE selector to the “stereo” position.
. Activate the tuner and tune to broadcast frequency.
. When the monaural broadcast is received, set the MODE
selector to the “mono” position.
. When the desired station is selected, advance the
VOLUME control knob to a comfortable level and adjust
the BASS and TREBLE contro! knobs as desired.
9. Activate the BALANCE control knob or BASS CONTOUR
switch if necessary.
NG Où R
Co
Listening to the Video/CD Input Source
To listen to a video component, compact disc player or other
component:
1. Turn the VOLUME control knob to the minimum level and
press the POWER switch. The POWER indicator lights up.
2. Press the SPEAKERS 1 switch or/and SPEAKERS 2
switch for the desired speaker system(s).
3. Set the FUNCTION selector to the “video/CD” position
and the FUNCTION indicator “video/CD" lights up.
4. Sei the TAPE MONITOR selector to the “source” position.
5. Activate the component connected to the VIDEO/CD
INPUT jacks.
6. Advance the VOLUME control knob to a comfortable
level and adjust the BASS and TREBLE control knobs as
desired.
7. Activate the BALANCE control knob, MODE selector, or
BASS CONTOUR switch if necessary.
Tape Recording
Recording from a program source (FM/AM broadcast,
turntable or a component connected to VIDEO/CD INPUT
jacks) on a tape deck connected to the TAPE 1 and/or TAPE
2 jacks:
1. Turn the VOLUME control knob to the minimum level and
press the POWER switch. The POWER indicator lights up.
2. Press the SPEAKERS 1 switch or/and SPEAKERS 2
switch for the desired speaker system(s).
3. Select the desired program source with the FUNCTION
selector. The FUNCTION indicator lights up to indicate
the program source selected.
4. Set the TAPE COPY switch to the OFF position (button
out).
. Set the TAPE MONITOR selector to the “source” position.
6. Advance the VOLUME control knob to a comfortable
level.
7. Set the MODE selector at the “stereo” or “mono” position
according to the program source.
8. Start recording by activating the tape deck(s) connected
to TAPE 1 and/or TAPE 2 jacks. The source sound can be
listened to from the speakers or headphone.
9. To monitor the sound being recorded, set the TAPE
MONITOR selector to the “tape 1” or “tape 2” position
according to the tape deck being recorded. The
corresponding “tape 1” or “tape 2” TAPE MONITOR
indicator lights up, indicating the monitoring state.
NOTE: Recording onto the tape deck is carried out directly
from the program source without being influenced by the
volume, balance, bass and treble controls, bass contour,
subsonic and high cut filter switches of this unit.
on
Tape Playback
Listening to a tape:
1. Turn the VOLUME control knob to the minimum level and
press the POWER switch. The POWER indicator lights up.
2. Press the SPEAKERS 1 switch or/and SPEAKERS 2
switch for the desired speaker system(s).
3. Set the TAPE COPY switch to the OFF position (button
out).
4. Set the TAPE MONITOR selector to the “tape 1” or “tape
2” position corresponding to the tape deck to be played.
Confirm that the “tape 1” or “tape 2” TAPE MONITOR
indicator tights up.
5. Insert a recorded tape in the tape deck and set the tape
deck in the playback mode.
6. Advance the VOLUME control knob to a comfortable
level and adjust the BASS and TREBLE control knobs as
desired.
7. Activate the BALANCE contro! knob, MODE selector,
BASS CONTOUR, or HIGH CUT filter switch if necessary.
Tape Dubbing
Two tape decks can be connected to this unit and dubbing
can be done from the tape deck connected to the TAPE 1
jacks to the tape deck connected to the TAPE 2 jacks.
1. Turn the VOLUME control knob to the minimum level and
press the POWER switch. The POWER indicator lights up.
2. Press the SPEAKERS 1 switch or/and SPEAKERS 2
switch for the desired speaker system(s).
3. Depress the TAPE COPY switch (button in).
4. Set the MODE selector to the “stereo” or “mono” position
according to the program source.
5. After setting the tape deck connected to the TAPE 1 jacks
for playback and the tape deck connected to the TAPE 2
jacks for recording, dubbing will begin.
6. To monitor the sound being played, set the TAPE
. MONITOR selector to the “tape 1” position. To monitor
the sound being recorded, set the TAPE MONITOR
selector to the “tape 2” position.
Another program source (phono, tuner, video/CD) can be
listened to during dubbing, with no effect on the dubbing
quality.
1. Set the TAPE MONITOR selector to the “source” position.
2. Select the desired program source with the FUNCTION
selector.

Harman PM645 Specifications

General

Frequency Response	20Hz - 20kHz
Channels	2
Power Output per Channel	45W
Mounting	Rack Mountable
Total Harmonic Distortion	0.09%
Input Sensitivity	150mV
EQ	Bass, Treble