Harman kardon a 300 owners manual

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being left (tee and extended as may be convenient. In
remove location. a atandatd tool-top dipole rmd anir
able rein leadin wire maybe used. contacted between
the FM and G tet-inan.

PWER COINECTIW

Plug the power cord into any outlet [uni-hing 117
volts, 60 eyelet home current. The emr voltage in
relatively unimportant, and may vary hetvoeur 105 and
125. lie rare. however. that you have 60 cycle AC
power. For natty inatallationl. each an Illh the
Melody. Model C100 Amplifier. it will he note con-
venient. iron an operational point ol vita, to plug
the power cord or the Theme into the convenience
outleta provided on the amplifier ehareia. The «net
will than he trotted on or oil by the amplifier power
twitch.

INSYALLATM

The qpearaace and contraction of the The-e
encoongea its use. placed at a ahell or table rather
than annealed in a cabinet. The only precaution to
he ohlerved conaim oi alluring sufficient em
Elation. DO NOT covet the perforated robe grill or
sum-Id the unit with hnoh or other impedhrmua.

inaullatin in a cabinet in quite simple
1- Remove the knobs.
2- Remove the eacurcheoo mounting panel by

removing the two screwa on each aide and pull '

the panel forward.

3- Separate the eacntcheon from the eacutcheon
mounting panel by moving the two out at
the rear oi the pouch

4- Remove the perforated tube grill by removing
the two mounting mews on each tide and
lifting it up.

5- hut-hie the four ruhher ahoehmoonta to the
chauia. The ahoeltnottnra and actors for
mutating them oill be found in the mounting
hardware hag.

6-Drill the panel and shelf ol the cabinet to
clear the control ahalta. eamchonn and
chasti- mounting screws. (Complete instruct-
iona and hole location will he ionnd on the
Mounting Tet-plate.)

7- Fasten the eocutcheon it place, oaing the two
not: previously removed.

8- Faatea the Then. in place, using the [our 88
a 1"cadrnitrrplated acrewo to be found in the
mounting hardware bag.

9- Remote" the ltnoha.

VENTUIM:

All electrical equipment geoeratna heat which
most he allowed to «cape. Although the Theme
in well ventilated in itaeii. inoculation in a coer-
pletely cloud cabinet will reduce the ventilation and
reault in aharply "thread component and trite life.
Thea: precautions ahoold be observed when them-e

is installed it a caliber:

1- Leave the hack of the cabinet open. ll ride
in not poaeihle. provide aeveral large holoa ca' alota
aalowdownnndaahighwindleahinethacllu
poaaihle. As In alternate. holea may he provided in
the ticks. bottom or top of the cahinet. Reine-bet
dot really efleotive ventilation teqttiret proviaion
int cool ah to enter at the bottom and hot a'n to leave
at the top.

2- isolate any accessories which might interfere
withventilationorheafleetedhyheat. Donorthpe
connecting cahioa over the Theme.

3- In none caeea. it night he adviaahle to pro-
vide inattlatinn (unit as aheet ache-nu) between the
Theme and any other heat producing or heat-senaltive
device.

AUMI'IC "EWING CNTIOL (ALC)

FM Broadcaatlrtg. by it: very nature. eliminates
ulna-t all annual and man-made atatic. Ila-ever,
the chucneriatrca oi 1-11 which make this poaaihle
alao unite for problem: in tinting. The ARMAN-
KARDON The-e incorporatea an ellectivc Arno-tic
Frequency Control (AFC) circuit that overco-ea
theae prohlua and iruure: proper tuning even if the
manual tuning is not aecuntely done. The following
experiment will lead to an mdetaranding of AFC. and
the fuller "tiny-em of the Theme. Fint. me aetoaa
the FM aeale. Note how the nation- "pop" into
place. one alter the other. Now turn to any station,
preferably one with a musical program. Preea the
ruling knob in to defeat the AFC, and tone alowly
though the station Iron: leit to rifltt. Notice that
there are three points where the nation rounds clean.
interaperaed with points oi diamed aound. The miti-
dle clean-normding point in the proper Ming poaition
for the heat tone qtmliry with minimum mine and
interference. With the knob pressed in, one aliflttiy
away from the prop: ton'ng position. until the sound
is diatotned. Releaae the timing knob to reactivate
the AFC. and notice how the not-Id clears Q, at if
the receiver had been annually remned.

Actually, the timing haa been radiated by the
operation oi the AFC circuit. which automatically
temea the electronic cireoita to the center of the
station channel.

The AFC circuit ol the marl-don The-e
patiotma the further inaction ol «crowning any ten-
deney a! the cutting to drift.

in order to tote maximum advantage oi the benefits
oi AFC. it ie auggeated that fine timing he done with
the knob pleased in, lo that the center dean teapuue
point can be located. 'hen the hob ia releaud AFC
will improve this careful tuning by a (actor oi 10 to l.
Thia procedure in eapecially teen-tended in thoae
caoea where nweah atarinn is lound eloae to a strong
station. Under thnae eonditiona. the AFC any tend
to reach {or the tuning ration. and completely skip
over the weak nation. If the weak nation it noted
with the AFC defeated. the AFC will lock it in, after
the knob is teleaaed.