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Harman-Kardon HK 3470 manual

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  • Page 1

    HK 3470 Stereo Receiver OWNER’S MANU AL ® MEMORY PRESET SLEEP AUTO VMAx MUTE T-MON TUNED ST Power for the digital revolution. ™ ®[...]

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    2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Introduction 3 Safety Information 4 Unpacking 5 F ront P anel Controls 7 F ront P anel Information Display 8 Rear P anel Connections 10 Remote Control Functions 12 Installation and Connections 14 Operation 14 Basic Operation 14 Source Selection 14 T uner Operation 15 T ape Recording 16 Remote Control Operation 17 Programming [...]

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    3 INTRODUCTION Introduction Congratulations! With the purchase of the Harman Kardon HK 3470 you are about to begin many years of listening enjoyment. T he HK 3470 has been custom-designed to provide all the excitement and power of rock, jazz and popular music, and every nuance of classical selections . While sophisticated systems are hard at work w[...]

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    4 SAFETY INFORMA TION Safety Information Do Not Open the Cabinet T here are no user -serviceable components inside this product. Opening the cabinet may present a shock hazard, and any modification to the product will void your guarantee . If water or any metal object such as a paper clip , wire or staple accidentally falls inside the unit, dis- co[...]

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    5 FRONT P ANEL CONTROLS 1 Main P ower Switch: Press this button to apply power to the HK 3470. When the switch is pressed in, the unit is placed in a Standby mode, as indicated by the P ower Indicator 3 sur- rounding the System P ower Control 2 . T his button MUST be pressed in to operate the unit. T o turn the unit off and prevent the use of the r[...]

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    6 FRONT P ANEL CONTROLS Front P anel Controls 8 Phono Input Selector: Press this button to select the output of a turntable that is con- nected to the Phono inputs § . 9 T -Mon (T ape Monitor) Input Selector: Press this button to listen to the output of a tape recorder connected to the T ape Monitor inputs ª . The T -Mon indicator will light to i[...]

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    7 FRONT P ANEL INFORMA TION DISPLA Y Front P anel Information Display A VMAx Mode Indicator: T his indicator lights when the VMAx mode is in use. (See page 14 for a description of the VMAx Mode.) B Preset Number/Sleep Timer: When the tuner is in use , these numbers indicate the spe- cific preset memory location in use . (See page 15 for more inform[...]

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    8 REAR P ANEL CONNECTIONS Rear P anel Connections AC 120V 60HZ 400W (120V, 60Hz) IN FM 75 Ω AM LOOP IN IN IN PLAY REC. OUT PLAY REC. OUT MONO RIGHT LEFT SUB OUT PRE OUT MAIN IN TAPE MON. TAPE 2 AUX CD PHONO OUT L R GND SPEAKER 1 (8 Ohms) SPEAKER 2 (8 Ohms) ¢ ∞ ¡ ™ ‹ › fi ‚ ⁄ ¤ ª • § ¶ fl ‡ a · ° £ HK3470 ¡ AM Antenna ?[...]

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    9 REAR P ANEL CONNECTIONS Rear P anel Connections ¡ AM Antenna: Connect the AM loop anten- na supplied with the receiver to these terminals . If an external AM antenna is used, mak e connections to the AM and GND terminals in accordance with the instructions supplied with the antenna. ™ FM Antenna: Connect an indoor or exter- nal FM antenna to t[...]

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    10 REMO TE CONTROL FUNCTIONS Remote Control Functions ON OFF MASTER VOL. 1 2 3 4 79 8 0 5 6 T APE 2 LEARN TUNING DWN - TUNING - UP MAIN POWER 12 SPEAKER P. SCAN MUTE SLEEP DIMMER DIRECT MEMORY PRESET AUTO CLEAR HK 3470 RC PHONO T APE MON AUX AM FM CD DWN - PRESET - UP / DISC SKIP FM MODE VMAx Ñ ø å © ˙ ˚ ¬ µ π ∫ ç ∂ ≠ ƒ ® ≈ ¥ ?[...]

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    11 REMO TE CONTROL FUNCTIONS Remote Control Functions å Main P ower On: When the HK 3470 is in the Standby mode , as indicated by the P ower Indicator 3 glowing amber , press this button to turn the HK 3470 on. ∫ Main P ower 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 i[...]

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    12 INST ALLA TION AND CONNECTIONS System Installation After unpacking the unit and placing it on a solid surface capable of supporting its weight, you will need to mak e the connections to your audio and video equipment. T hese steps need to be done only when the receiver is first installed or when a change is made to the input source equipment. Au[...]

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    13 INST ALLA TION AND CONNECTIONS Installation and Connections System and P ower Connections T he HK 3470 is designed for flexible use with external control components and power ampli- fiers . T hese connections are easy to mak e dur- ing an initial installation, or at a later date should you choose to upgrade your system. Remote Control Extension [...]

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    14 OPERA TION Basic Operation T he HK 3470 is simple to operate , and very sim- ilar to stereo receivers you may have used in the past. T his section will explain the use of several features that may be new to you. • Install the two supplied AAA batteries in the remote as shown. Be certain to observe the (+) and (–) polarity indicators shown in[...]

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    15 OPERA TION Operation 3. T o select stations , press, and briefly hold, the T uning button )Ü and the tuner will search for the next highest- or lowest-frequency sta- tion that has an acceptable signal. T o tune to the next station, press the button again. T ap the T uning button )Ü to advance one frequen- cy increment at a time , or press and [...]

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    16 OPERA TION Operation Using the Remote Control It is convenient to think of the functions of the remote control buttons in terms of “pages”, where each source device (e .g., CD player) rep- resents its own page of remote functions . T he result is that some of the k eys will perform dif- ferent functions depending upon which device page has b[...]

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    17 OPERA TION Operation Programming the Remote Contr ol Although the remote control is prepro- grammed at the factory to oper ate compatible Harman Kardon CD recorders , players and changers , and cassette decks, you may program the remote with control codes that operate other devices . Not all of the buttons on the HK 3470 remote control may be pr[...]

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    18 OPERA TION Operation Programming the Remote Buttons Is a Simple Procedure Step 1: Place the HK 3470 remote control and the remote control for the other device (e .g., compact disc player) so that their infrared transmitter windows face each other at a distance of about one-half inch. Step 2: Simultaneously press the Learn button √ and the Sour[...]

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    19 OPERA TION/TROUBLESHOO TING Operation Memory Backup T his product is equipped with a memory backup system that preserves tuner presets and system configuration information if the unit is acciden- tally unplugged or subjected to a power out- age . T he unit’ s memory is stored in an EEPROM, and thus the HK 3470 will retain information such as p[...]

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    250 Crossways P ark Drive, Woodbury , New Y ork 11797 www .harmankardon.com © 2000 Harman Kardon, Incorporated P art #YIAR-K1001-02A T echnical Specifications Audio Section Stereo Mode Continuous Average P ower (FTC) 100 Watts per channel, 20Hz –20kHz @ < 0.07% THD, both channels driven into 8 ohms 135 Watts per channel, 20Hz –20kHz @ < [...]