Operation Manual

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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 3375:

• 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 3375 for the first time, it is

necessary to press the

Main Power Button 1 on

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 3. Once the unit is in standby,

you may begin a listening session by pressing the

System Power Control 2 on the front panel or the

Main Power On Button å on the remote.The

Power Indicator 3 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 89!#$ & or

remote

ç.

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

simply press the

System Power Control 2 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 3 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

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

Information

Display

Û, press the Dimmer Button ^˙.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 ç or front

panel

89!#$&.

• During a listening session you may wish to adjust

the

Bass Ó, Treble Ô and Balance  controls

to suit your listening tastes.

• Adjust the volume to a comfortable level using the

front-panel

Volume Control Ò or remote Master

Volume Up/Down

π buttons.The volume level is

displayed by the position of the

Volume Indicator

Ú.Think of the Volume Control Knob Ò as the

face of a clock, with the

Volume Indicator Ú indi-

cating the hour.The HK 3375 is playing at the mini-

mum volume level when the

Volume Indicator Ú

points to 7 o’clock; when the Volume Indicator Ú

points to 12 o’clock (straight up), the HK 3375 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

dubbing that may be in progress.When the system

is muted, the

MUTE Indicator J will light in the

Information Display Û and the Volume/Mute

Indicator

Ú will flash. Press the Mute Button ®

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 4.

• One or two separate sets of speakers may be

connected to the HK 3375.To listen to one of the

speaker sets, press the

Speaker Buttons 67 on

the front panel corresponding to the desired speakers.

The active speakers will be indicated by a lit green

LED in the

Speaker Indicators Ù. Both speakers

may be turned off for private headphone listening.

•To program the HK 3375 for automatic turnoff,

press the

Sleep Button on the front panel ( or

remote

©. Each press of the button will increase

the time before shutdown, displayed by the

Sleep

Timer

A, in the following sequence:

The sleep time will be displayed in the

Information

Display

Û 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 Û

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 A

numbers disappear and the Information Display Û

shows the current source. Pressing any control button

while the Sleep control is activated will momentarily

return the

Information Display Û to full brightness

for increased legibility without interrupting the Sleep

function.

Tuner Operation

The HK 3375’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

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 )†

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

F lights, the station is properly tuned

and should be heard with clarity.

4.Stations may also be tuned directly by pressing the

Direct Button J, and then pressing the Numeric

Keys

K 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 *ßuntil

the

STEREO Indicator E goes out.

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