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Congratulations!

With the purchase 

of the Harman Kardon HK3270 you are
about to begin many years of listening
enjoyment. The HK3270 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 within the HK3270 to make all of
this happen, hookup and operation are
simple. Color-keyed connections and a
comprehensive remote control make the
HK3270 easy to use. 

To obtain maximum enjoyment from
your new receiver, we urge you to take a
few minutes to read through this manual.
This will ensure that connections to
speakers, source playback units and other
external devices are made properly. In
addition, a few minutes spent learning
the functions of the various controls will
enable you to take advantage of all the
power the HK3270 is able to deliver.

Introduction

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If you have any questions about this
product, its installation or operation,
please contact your dealer. They are your
best local source of information.

Description and Features

The HK3270 is a full-featured Stereo
receiver, with five inputs and an FM
stereo/FM/AM tuner with capabilities that
provide for the utmost flexibility. A high-
quality phono input is available so that
you may continue to enjoy your existing
record collection as well as the latest 
CD recordings.

The HK3270’s powerful amplifier uses
traditional Harman Kardon High-Current
Design philosophies to meet the wide
dynamic range of any program selection.

Harman Kardon invented the high-fidelity
receiver more than forty-five years ago.
With state-of-the-art features and time-
honored circuit designs, the HK3270 is
one of the finest receivers ever offered by
Harman Kardon.

Harman Kardon Designed High-
Current, Ultrawide Bandwidth
Amplifier

Preamp and Subwoofer Outputs for
Use with External Power Amplifiers

Phono Input Section

Tuner with Data Program
Information Displays

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Summary of Contents for HK3270

Page 1: ...FM AM UX PRESET SCAN FM MODE PRESET TUNING Mute R L Max Min Max Min Bass Treble Balance Volume Harman Kardon HK3270 StereoReceiver Owner s Manual...

Page 2: ...tions 7 8 Remote Control Functions 9 10 Installation and Connections 11 13 Operation 14 18 Basic Operation 14 Source Selection 14 15 Tuner Operation 15 16 Tape Recording 16 Memory Backup 16 Processor...

Page 3: ...eliver Introduction 4 If you have any questions about this product its installation or operation please contact your dealer They are your best local source of information Description and Features The...

Page 4: ...TO CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER This reminder is provided to call the CATV Cable TV system installer s atten tion to article 820 40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular...

Page 5: ...ubject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation NO...

Page 6: ...r Tape 2 Button CD Button Aux Button AM Button FM Button Tuning Button Preset Scan Preset Stations Selector FM Mode Mute Volume Control Volume Mute Indicator Information Display Remote Sensor Window H...

Page 7: ...the left right channels by as much as 10dB Set this control to a suitable position for your taste and room acoustics 9 Balance Control Turn this control to change the relative volume for the front lef...

Page 8: ...e HK3270 Volume Control Turn the knob clockwise to increase volume counterclockwise to decrease the volume Volume Mute Indicator This indicator will glow green when the HK3270 is turned on Its positio...

Page 9: ...plied with the antenna FM Antenna Connect an indoor or external FM antenna to this terminal Phono Ground Connect the ground wire from a turntable to this terminal to reduce system hum Remote IR In If...

Page 10: ...n unless an external power amplifier is used the jumper pins should remain connected to the Main In jacks fi Subwoofer Out Connect these jacks to the line level input of a pow ered subwoofer If an ext...

Page 11: ...ET AUTO CLEAR HK 3270 RC PHONO TAPE1 AUX AM FM CD DWN PRESET UP DISC SKIP FM MODE S T O P Q R Main Power On Main Power Off Source Selectors Preset Up Down Transport Controls Disc Skip Sleep Button Dim...

Page 12: ...ural reception if the station is weak and noisy When the MONO indicator is on FM reception will be monaural regardless of the strength of the tuned FM station See page15 for more information Tuning Up...

Page 13: ...x jacks 5 Connect the outputs of a turntable with a moving magnet cartridge to the Phono inputs To insure that the phono playback is noise free connect the ground wire from the tone arm to the Phono G...

Page 14: ...ower Connections The HK3270 is designed for flexible use with external control components and power amplifiers These connections are easy to make during an initial installa tion or at a later date sho...

Page 15: ...r listening room environment you may find that some experimentation is required to find the correct location Ideally pans from left to right across the front of the room should sound smooth and instru...

Page 16: ...an extended period of time it is always a good idea to completely turn the unit off using the front panel Main Power Switch 1 To dim the brightness of the front panel display press the Dimmer button...

Page 17: ...1 Press the Memory button T on the remote Note that MEMO and PRESET indicators will illuminate and flash in the Information Display 2 Within five seconds press the Numeric Keys P corresponding to the...

Page 18: ...nput source being recorded IMPORTANT NOTE Please make cer tain that you are aware of the copyright restrictions on any material you copy Memory Backup This product is equipped with a memory backup sys...

Page 19: ...heard Unit has not been muted Correct input function selector button has been pressed Volume is turned up No output from one or more channels Cables are not defective Check replace speaker cables Tun...

Page 20: ...HF 1 12 V 12 3dBf Signal to Noise Ratio Mono Stereo 72 70dB Distortion Mono Stereo 0 3 0 5 Stereo Separation 40dB 1kHz Selectivity 400kHz 65dB Image Rejection 80dB IF Rejection 100dB Tuner Output Leve...

Page 21: ...Notes 22...

Page 22: ...Notes 23...

Page 23: ...Staple or clip original invoice here...

Page 24: ...HK 3270 PHONO CD AU Phones Power T MON T 2 Speakers 2 1 Printed in Korea Part 1111 HK3270OM YIAR I3000 ZZA...

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