User manual HARMAN KARDON HK 990

[. . . ] HK 990 Integrated Amplifier Owner's MAnuAl ENGLISH Table of Contents 2 safety Instructions 3 Introduction and features 4 front Panel Controls and functions 5 Rear Panel Connections 7 Remote Control 9 Remote Control function list 10 setup Instructions 10 11 12 12 13 13 Input setup speaker setup ezset and eQ setup level setup listening Recording Important Safety Instructions 1. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched, particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus. [. . . ] Random: When playing a CD, press this button to play all tracks in random order. 8 ReMoTe ConTRol Remote Function List Button name Device ON (Selected device ON) Device OFF (Selected device OFF) System OFF (All devices OFF) AMP Processor CD Tuner Phono TV Tape Aux CDR MODE (no remote signal) Info/RDS Time Display Band FM Mode Auto 0-9 Mem Clear Check Prog Speaker Setup Input Setup > < EQ Preset Enter Level Settings Scroll + (repeating button) Vol + (repeating button) Scroll - (repeating button) Vol - (repeating button) Select Pause Mute << (repeating button) >> (repeating button) |<< (repeating button) Stop > >>| (repeating button) +10 (repeating button) Folder + (repeating button) Repeat Open / Close -10 (repeating button) Folder - (repeating button) Rep A-B Random HK 990 on off off amp select Processor Input select CD Input select Tuner Input select Phono Input select TV Input select Tape Input select aux Input select CDR Input select switch between Devices Display speaker setup Input setup Menu navigation eQ Preset enter level settings Vol + Vol Mute CD player on off off amp select Processor Input select CD Input select Tuner Input select Phono Input select TV Input select Tape Input select aux Input select CDR Input select switch between Devices Info/RDs Time Display Track select Clear Check Prog speaker setup Input setup Menu navigation eQ Preset enter level settings Vol + Vol Pause Mute search back search fwd skip back stop Play skip fwd +10 folder + Repeat open / Close -10 folder Rep a-b Random TUNER on off off amp select Processor Input select CD Input select Tuner Input select Phono Input select TV Input select Tape Input select aux Input select CDR Input select switch between Devices Info/RDs Display band fM Mode auto Preset select Mem Clear speaker setup Input setup Menu navigation eQ Preset enter level settings scroll + Vol + scroll Vol select Mute CDR on off off amp select Processor Input select CD Input select Tuner Input select Phono Input select TV Input select Tape Input select aux Input select CDR Input select switch between Devices Time Display Track select Clear Check Prog speaker setup Input setup Menu navigation eQ Preset enter level settings Vol + Vol Pause Mute search back search fwd skip back stop Play skip fwd Repeat open / Close Rep a-b Random Tape on off off amp select Processor Input select CD Input select Tuner Input select Phono Input select TV Input select Tape Input select aux Input select CDR Input select switch between Devices Display speaker setup Input setup Menu navigation eQ Preset enter level settings Vol + Vol Mute search back search fwd skip back stop Play skip fwd TV, Processor, Phono, AUX off amp select Processor Input select CD Input select Tuner Input select Phono Input select TV Input select Tape Input select aux Input select CDR Input select switch between Devices Display speaker setup Input setup Menu navigation eQ Preset enter level settings Vol + Vol Mute - This function list shows all functions of the HK 990 and external devices that can be controlled by the HK 990 remote. ReMoTe fUnCTIon lIsT 9 ENGLISH Setup Instructions When first powered on, here are the factory settings of the HK 990 stereo integrated amplifier: · source listen: CD · source record: CD · Processor input: analog unbalanced · CD input: analog unbalanced · Tuner input: analog unbalanced · aux input: analog unbalanced · CDR input: digital coaxial 1 · Tape input: analog unbalanced · TV input: digital coaxial 2 · Phono (turntable) input: analog MM (moving magnet) Input Setup (Front panel and remote control) each Input of the HK 990 can be configured to match the system and your personal taste. In the following you can read a description of the Input setup settings in detail, followed by the options available for each Input. Pressing the Input setup button on the front panel or the remote control enters and exits the Input setup menu. note that the selection and navigation through the setup menus is made using the arrow buttons Up, Down, left and Right and the enTeR button. Input Type each Input can be configured to the following connections on the rear panel: CD · UnbalancedAnalog · BalancedAnalog · Coaxial1 · Coaxial2 · Optical1 Digital · Optical2 · HRS-Link · UnbalancedAnalog · Coaxial1 · Coaxial2 Digital · Optical1 · Optical2 · MovingMagnetAnalog · MovingCoilAnalog · UnbalancedAnalog · Coaxial1 · Coaxial2 Digital · Optical1 · Optical2 · UnbalancedAnalog · Coaxial1 · Coaxial2 Digital · Optical1 · Optical2 · UnbalancedAnalog · Coaxial1 · Coaxial2 Digital · Optical1 · Optical2 · UnbalancedAnalog · Coaxial1 · Coaxial2 Digital · Optical1 · Optical2 The physical rear panel connection that you have associated with each Input in the Input setup Procedure also determines the recording signal source when you select that device in the Record out menu. It can process any Input in the Digital Domain to equalize the signal and tailor the sound to the loudspeakers and room acoustics, once either the ezset/eQ or the Manual bass Management has been set up (see below). You choose the method and the processing according to your preference within the Input setup menu. Direct Path: selection of the Direct Path is an analog-Input only option. It bypasses all digital processing (aDC, DsP and DaC) to reduce the signal path to an absolute minimum, consisting of volume control only. being an analog-only option, if you select an Input to be associated with a Digital source, the Direct Path setting is not available. DSP Path: selecting the DsP Path opens access to the Tone Control circuits. In this mode, the analog signals are routed to the a/D Converter, the Digital sound Processor and D/a Converter path prior to Volume adjustment. EQ1 LF (Low Frequency correction): This Mode should be selected once the ezset/eQ setup has been carried out (see below). If selected before the ezset/eQ setup, it will simply provide the same result as the DsP Path, being a flat response with access to the Tone Controls. The eQ1 lf Mode is the first Preset available after the ezset/eQ Calibration has been carried out. This Preset processes the subwoofer channels only, correcting the acoustics of the room in the low frequency range while keeping the response curve of the main speakers unchanged. HK 990 ­ Setup Speaker 1 & 2 (Front panel only) When pressing the buttons speaker 1 or speaker 2, you will first see the current status setting, then pressing one more time within 5s on speaker 1 and/or speaker 2 will change the settings on or off. Up to two speaker pairs can be connected and amplified at the same time. Source < and > (Front panel only) The source buttons can be used in 2 ways: · Directly, giving access to the Playback source, switched with immediate effect. · after having entered the Record out mode to select the source to be routed to the Record path. Record Out (Front panel only) When pressing the Record out button, you will have access to the selection of the source you would like to get directed to the Record outputs. scroll through the list of record sources with the < and > buttons: CD, TUneR, aUX, CD-R, TaPe, TV and PHono until the desired source appears in the display. Whether the source is analog or Digital, the HK 990 will deliver the Record signal in both domains simultaneously through both the analog (CD-R and Tape) and the Digital (Coaxial) outputs. [. . . ] With the eQ Preset you can select one, two or three stages of equalization, if you did already perform the ezset/eQ setup automated adjusting process as described above. have connected a cd player to the HK 990 with a digital cable, its signal is available from the analog recording outputs as well as the digital outputs. NOTE: The record output signal is taken directly from the program source and is unaffected by the Volume, bass, Treble or balance controls. Important Notes: · "Record source" can be selected on the front panel only, not from the remote control. [. . . ]