Operation Manual

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14 OPERATION

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 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 indi-

cated by the amber color of the Power Indicator 3.

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 1.

• To dim the brightness of the Main Information

Display Û, 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 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 Buttons π.The volume level is

displayed by the position of the Volume Indicator

Ú.Think of the Volume Control Ò knob as the

face of a clock, with the Volume Indicator Ú indi-

cating the hour.The HK 3475 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 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 K will light in the Main

Information Display Û and the Volume/Mute

Indicator Ú 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 4.

• 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 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 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

B in the Main 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 Main Information Display

Û will dim to one-half brightness when the Sleep

function is programmed.To cancel the Sleep function,

numbers disappear and the Main Information Display

Û shows the current source. Pressing any control

button while the Sleep control is activated will momen-

tarily return the Main Information Display Û 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 A 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 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 )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

G lights, the station is properly tuned and should be

heard with clarity.

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