Harman Kardon HK 3480 User Manual Download

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14 OPERATION

OPERATION

Basic Operation

Once you have completed the setup and configuration of
your new receiver, it is simple to operate and enjoy. The
following instructions will provide the steps needed to
enjoy the HK 3480:

• Install the two supplied AAA batteries in the remote

as shown. Be certain to observe the (+) and (–)
polarity indicators shown in the bottom of the
battery compartment.

• You may begin a listening session by pressing the

System Power Control

on the front panel or the

Main Power On Button

on the remote. The

Power Indicator

will turn red, then blue. This will

turn the unit on and return it to the input source that
was last used. The unit may also be turned on from
Standby by pressing any of the

Source Selector

buttons on the front panel

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or remote

To turn the unit off at the end of a listening session,

simply press the

System Power Control

on the

front panel or the

Main Power Off Button

∫

on the

remote. This places the unit in the Standby mode, and
the

Power Indicator

will turn amber to remind

you that the unit is ready for operation when a power
command is received from the remote.

When the remote is used to turn the unit “off” it is

actually placing the system in a Standby mode, as
indicated by the amber color of the

Power

Indicator

• To dim the brightness of the

Information Display

, press the

Dimmer Button

. The first press

will dim the lights to half normal. The

Power

Indicator

will remain lit, but the light inside the

Volume Control

will go out. A second press will

turn the display completely off, but the

Power

Indicator

will remain lit to remind you that the

unit is on. Press the

Dimmer Button

again to

restore the display to normal brightness.

Source Selection

• To select a source at any time, press any of the

Source Selector

buttons on the remote

front panel

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• When a video source is selected, if you have

connected a video device to the video input jack for
that source, and if you have connected the

Video

Monitor Output

to the composite video input of

your TV or video display, you will be able to enjoy
video programs from a broadcast, cable or satellite
television system; a VCR or hard-disk video recorder;
a DVD player; or any other video device with analog
line-level audio outputs and a composite video output.

NOTE:

Although the HK 3480 is an audio/video

receiver, it is not a surround sound receiver. Audio
will be played in two-channel stereo or monaural,
depending on how the program material is encoded,
and you will not be able to hear any additional channels
that may be encoded in your source materials. The
HK 3480 offers the versatile VMAx mode, described
below, which enables you to hear a simulated surround
sound presentation. However, VMAx processing uses
different algorithms than conventional surround
decoders to derive the phantom center and surround
speakers, and the presentation will differ from what
you may hear when listening to equipment using other
surround processors. You will not be able to make any
digital audio connections through the HK 3480. The
HK 3480 is designed to provide video entertainment
in a small system application that includes devices
such as a TV, VCR or DVD player located in a bed-
room, office or spare room, or as part of a multiroom
system when used with a multiroom controller.

• During a listening session you may wish to adjust the

Bass

Treble

and

Balance

controls to

suit your listening tastes.

• Adjust the volume to a comfortable level using the

front-panel

Volume Control

or remote

Master

Volume Up/Down

buttons. The volume level is

displayed as a negative number of decibels (dB) in the

Main Information Display

. The volume level is

relative to a maximum volume level that has been
assigned the value of 0dB. It is important that you
make sure never to exceed this maximum volume
level (0dB) at any time, in order to avoid possible
damage to your loudspeakers due to “clipping”, a type
of distortion that is not audible to the human ear until
it is severe enough to permanently damage most
loudspeakers. It is also possible, depending upon the
program material, for clipping to occur at volumes
below the maximum volume level.

• To temporarily silence all speaker outputs, press the

Mute Button

®4

. This will cut the output to all

speakers, but it will not affect any recording or dub-
bing that may be in progress. When the system is
muted, the

Mute Indicator

will flash in the

Information Display

and

MUTE

will flash in

the

Main Information Display

. Press the

Mute

Button

®4

again to return to normal operation.

• For private listening, plug the 1/4" stereo phone plug

from a pair of stereo headphones into the front-panel

Headphone Jack

• One or two separate sets of speakers may be

connected to the HK 3480. To listen to one of
the speaker sets, press the

Speaker Selectors

57√∑

corresponding to the desired speakers.

The active speakers will be indicated by the

Speaker

Indicators

. Both speakers may be turned off for

private headphone listening.

• To program the HK 3480 for automatic turnoff, press

the

Sleep Button

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. Each press of the button

will increase the time before shutdown, displayed by
the

Sleep Timer

, in the following sequence:

The sleep time will be displayed in the

Information

Display

and it will count down until the time

has elapsed.

When the programmed time has elapsed, the unit will
automatically turn off. The

Information Display

will

dim to one-half brightness when the Sleep function is
programmed. To cancel the Sleep function, press the

Sleep Button

*©

until the

Sleep Timer

num-

bers disappear and the

Information Display

shows

the current source. Pressing any control button while the
Sleep control is activated will momentarily return the

Information Display

to full brightness for increased

legibility without interrupting the Sleep function.

To take advantage of Harman Kardon’s exclusive
VMAx mode, Press the

VMAx Button

^†

. When

the VMAx circuits are engaged, patented processing
algorithms are used to create a three-dimensional
sound space with the illusion of “phantom” speakers
at the center and surround positions. This spacious
sound will simulate a surround sound presentation with-
out the need to add additional speakers. To return to
standard stereo listening, press the

VMAx Button

^†

again and the

VMAx Mode Indicator

will

go out.

Tuner Operation

The HK 3480’s tuner is capable of tuning AM, FM and
FM Stereo broadcast stations. Stations may be tuned
manually, or they may be stored as favorite station
presets and recalled from a 30-position memory.

Station Selection

1. Press the

FM/AM Selector

&ç

to select the

tuner as an input.

2. Press these buttons again at any time to switch
between AM and FM.

3. To select stations, press the

Tuning Button

9√

to advance one frequency increment at a time, or press
and hold it, and the tuner will search for the next highest-
or lowest-frequency station that has an acceptable

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