Harman Kardon HK3475 Owner'S Manual Download

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OPERATION

Basic Operation

The HK 3475 is simple to operate, and very similar to
stereo receivers you may have used in the past. This
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 the bottom of the battery
compartment.

• When using the HK 3475 for the first time, it will be
necessary to press the

Main Power Button

the front panel to turn the unit on. This places the unit
in a standby mode, as indicated by the amber color of
the

Power Indicator

. Once the unit is in standby,

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 green. 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 indi-
cated by the amber color of the

Power Indicator

When you will be away from home for an extended
period of time it is always a good idea to completely
turn the unit off using the front panel

Main Power

Switch

• To dim the brightness of the

Main Information

Display

, press the

Dimmer Button

on the

remote. The first press will dim the lights to half

normal. A second press will turn the display completely
off. 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

or front

panel

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• 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 by the position of the

Volume Indicator

. Think of the

Volume Control

knob as the

face of a clock, with the

Volume Indicator

indi-

cating the hour. The HK 3475 is playing at the mini-
mum volume level when the

Volume Indicator

points to 7 o’clock; when the

Volume Indicator

points to 12 o’clock (straight up), the HK 3475 is
playing at the maximum volume level. It is important
that you make sure never to exceed this maximum
volume level 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 loud-
speakers. It is also possible, depending upon the pro-
gram material, for clipping to occur at volumes below
the maximum volume level.

• To temporarily silence all speaker outputs, press the

Mute Button

®5

. 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 light in the

Main

Information Display

and the

Volume/Mute

Indicator

will flash. Press the

Mute Button

®5

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 3475. To listen to one of the
speaker sets, press the

Speaker Buttons

the front panel corresponding to the desired speakers.
The active speakers will be indicated by a lit green
LED in the

Speaker Indicators

display. Both

sets of speakers may be turned off for private head-
phone listening.

• To program the HK 3475 for automatic turn-off,
press the

Sleep Button

(

on the front panel or

remote

. Each press of the button will increase the

time before shutdown in the following sequence:

The sleep time will be displayed in the

Sleep Timer

in the

Main 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

Main Information Display

will dim to one-half brightness when the Sleep

function is programmed. To cancel the Sleep function,
press the

Sleep Button

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until the Sleep indicator

numbers disappear and the

Main Information Display

shows the current source. Pressing any control

button while the Sleep control is activated will momen-
tarily return the

Main 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
without 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 3475’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

AM/FM

buttons on the front panel or

on the remote

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

)Ü

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 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.

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