Harman Kardon HK 3480 User Manual Download

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OPERATION 15

OPERATION

signal. To tune to the next station, press and hold the
button again. When the

Tuned Indicator

lights, the

station is properly tuned and should be heard with clarity.

4. Stations may also be tuned directly by pressing the

Direct Button

∆

, and then pressing the

Numeric

Keys

that correspond to the station’s frequency.

The desired station will automatically be tuned.

NOTE:

When the FM reception of a station is weak,

audio quality will be increased by switching to Mono
mode by pressing the

FM Mode Button

(ß

until

the

Stereo Indicator

goes out.

Preset Tuning

Up to 30 stations may be stored in the HK 3480’s
memory for easy recall using the front-panel controls or
the remote.

To enter a station into the memory, first tune the station
using the steps outlined above. Then:

1. Press the

Memory Button

on the remote. The

Memory

and

Preset

Indicators

will light and

flash in the

Information Display

2. Within five seconds, press the

Numeric Keys

corresponding to the location where you wish to store
this station’s frequency. The preset number will appear in
the

Preset Number

display.

3. Repeat the process after tuning any additional stations
to be preset.

Auto Preset

• Preset stations may also be programmed automati-

cally for the FM band. To automatically enter each
station that may be tuned with acceptable quality into
the HK 3480’s preset memories, first select the FM
band. Next, press and briefly hold the

Auto Preset

Button

until the

Memory

and

Preset

Indicators

begin to flash, and the station frequency

indication begins to increase. Release the button and
the tuner will search the entire FM band, and stop
briefly at each station that has acceptable signal
strength. The HK 3480 will automatically assign a
preset number to each station, and then search for
the next station. The automatic scan process will stop
when all 30 preset memory locations have been filled
or the entire FM band has been scanned three times.

NOTE:

Using the automatic tuning mode in areas with

more than 30 FM stations will completely fill the preset
memories, and overwrite any previously memorized pre-
sets for either AM or FM stations.

TIP:

The automatic scan process may enter stations that

you do not wish to retain in the memory, or it may enter
a station on more than one frequency if the signal is
too strong. These unwanted stations may be removed
from the memory using the Preset Clear function
outlined below.

Recalling Preset Stations

• To manually select a station previously entered in the

preset memory, press the

Numeric Keys

that

correspond to the desired station’s preset memory
location.

• To manually tune through the list of stored preset sta-

tions one by one

press the

Preset

‹

›

Buttons

% ∂

on the front panel or remote.

• To automatically scan through the stations entered in

the preset memory, press the

Preset Scan Button

@ œ

. The tuner will run through the list of preset

stations in the

Preset Number

display, stopping

for five seconds at each one. Press the button again
to stop the scan at your desired station.

Clearing Preset Stations

Unwanted preset stations may be erased from the unit’s
memory to make it easier to tune only those stations
you want.

To remove a preset station from the HK 3480’s tuner
memory, first tune to the station using the

Preset Scan

Button

@ œ

, or by entering the preset number

directly, using the

Numeric Keys

When the preset station to be removed has been tuned,
first press the

Memory Button

. The

Memory

and

PRESET

Indicators

in the

Information

Display

will flash, and the actual preset number will

disappear from the

Preset Number

display. Next,

press the

Clear Button

within five seconds.

The preset station will be removed from the memory,
and the action will be confirmed by the brief appearance
of the word

CLEAR

and the preset number location

in the

Information Display

. That memory location

will now be empty, and you may program a different
station to that location, or leave it empty.

Tape Recording

In normal operation, the audio source selected for listen-
ing through the HK 3480 is sent to the

Tape Monitor

Record Outputs

∞

and

Video 1 Record Outputs

. This means that any program you are listening to

may be recorded simply by placing a machine connect-
ed to the outputs for

Tape Monitor

∞

Video 1

in the record mode.

When a tape recorder with separate record and playback
heads is used, you may monitor the output of the
recording by selecting the

T-Mon Input

8ç

. The dot

to the left of the

Tape Monitor Input Indicator

will

flash to remind you that you are listening to the record
playback instead of the actual input source being
recorded. Press it again to hear the input source.

The

Input Indicator

for the last-selected source

input will remain lit, although the flashing dot next to the

Tape Monitor Input Indicator

will reflect that you

are hearing the signal the HK 3480 is receiving from
the device connected to the

Tape Monitor Inputs

Press the

T-Mon Input Selector

again to hear the

original input source rather than the recording. When
you have selected the device connected to the

Tape

Monitor Inputs

, if it is a three-head tape deck in

recording mode, you will hear the recording as it is being
made. However, if the device connected to the

Tape

Monitor Inputs

is not capable of monitoring a

recording, you will not hear anything. If that device is
being used as a source rather than for recording, the
HK 3480 will play the source signal, and any other
source input that appears in the display will not be active.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Please make certain that you

are aware of the copyright restrictions on any material
you copy.

Memory Backup

This product is equipped with a nonvolatile EEPROM
(Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read-Only
Memory) that preserves tuner presets and system con-
figuration information without the unit being connected to
a main power source for any prolonged period of time.

Processor Reset

In the rare case where the unit’s operation or the displays
seem abnormal, the cause may involve the erratic oper-
ation of the system’s memory or microprocessor.

To correct this problem, first unplug the unit from the
AC wall outlet and wait at least thirty minutes. After the
pause, reconnect the AC power cord and check the
unit’s operation. If the system still malfunctions, a system
reset may clear the problem.

If the system still does not respond, it may be necessary
to perform a complete reset. To reset the system, first
turn the HK 3480 off by pressing the

System Power

Control

Next, press and hold the front-panel

Mute Button

for at least 4 seconds.

The

Main Information Display

will briefly show the

word

RESET

, and then return to normal operation.

When the system is reset in this fashion, all tuner presets
will be lost and must be reentered.

If the system is still operating incorrectly, there may have
been an electronic discharge or severe AC line interfer-
ence that has corrupted the memory or microprocessor.

If these steps do not solve the problem, consult an
authorized Harman Kardon service center.