Harman Kardon FESTIVAL 80 (serv.man2) Service Manual ▷ View online
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Component Audio System
Harman Kardon
Festival 60/80
FESTIVAL 60/80 CONTROLS AUX
Select a Source
Selector Buttons
Aux 1, 2 & 3
Press to select an auxiliary input.
Aux Inputs & Outputs
Aux 1, 2 & 3 In
R in L
Connect these jacks to the audio PLAY/OUT jacks
of an external audio source.
Video
Connect this jack to the composite video
PLAY/OUT jack of your VCR.
AUX
AUX
Aux
CD
Surround
Bass Treble
Tuner
R
L
R
Aux 3
In
Aux 2
In
Video
Video
L
R
R/L
Aux 1
In
Video
L
R
Aux 1
Out
Video
To TV
L
or
R/L (Aux 2 Only)
Note: The small 3.5 mm (1/8") stereo jack (R/L,
above)may be used for computers or portable
audio products.When this jack is used, it
automaticallyoverrides the product connected
to the main Aux 2 audio inputs.
Use this jack when the external audio is delivered
through a single cable or an adapter that combines
separate stereo cables in one plug. With this jack,
the source may be stereo or mono, but the plug
must be a 3.5 mm (1/8") stereo mini-plug.
Aux 1 Out
R Out L
Connect these jacks to the RECORD/IN jacks of
an external recorder (cassette recorder, VCR, etc.).
Video
Connect this jack to the composite video
RECORD/IN jack of your VCR.
To TV
Connect this jack to the compositeVIDEO/IN jack
of your TV.
Aux
Festival allows you to connect up to 3
external audio/video sources (DVD,
VCR, cassette deck, etc.). Two of the
sources (Aux 2 and Aux 3) can be
recorded when they are in use. When
video sources are connected, Festival
also functions as a video switcher. For
both audio and video, Festival does
not control the external sources, but
provides the ability to choose between
them. Press Aux to select an external
source.
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Component Audio System
Harman Kardon
Festival 60/80
FESTIVAL 60/80 BALANCE, BASS & TREBLE
Selector Buttons
Adjusting the Bass
Press
Press
to
to
increase
increase
or
or
press
press
to
to
decrease
decrease
the
the
amount
amount
of
of
Bass.
Adjusting the Treble
Treble.
Selector Buttons
To move the sound to the left
Press the
button repeatedly until the desired
effect is achieved.
To move the sound to the right
To move the sound to the right
Press the
button repeatedly until the desired
effect is achieved.
To return the sound to the center
To return the sound to the center
Press the lit center selector button. It illuminates
when the balance is shifted left or right.
Option Buttons
Increasing the bass output
Bass Plus “Boosts”the amount of bass, regardless
of the current bass/treble setting. The effect is
most noticeable at low volumes. Press to turn
Bass Plus feature on or off.
More bass.
Less bass.
Less bass.
Balance
Bass Treble
Festival 60 Only
Press the Balance button to access speaker
Press the Balance button to access speaker
output controls.
Balance allows you to “Move” the sound right or
Balance allows you to “Move” the sound right or
left until the volume level appears to sound the
same from each speaker.
Customizing the Sound
AUX
Aux
CD
Surround
Bass Treble
Tuner
CD
TRACK
TIME
BASS
TREBLE
Festival allows you to manipulate the
quality and tone of the sound to match
your individual preferences. The bass and
treble controls affect the entire system, not
just the current music source.
Press the Bass Treble button to access
Press the Bass Treble button to access
sound equalization functions and controls.
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Component Audio System
Harman Kardon
Festival 60/80
FESTIVAL 60/80 CONTROLS CLOCK
Festival features a multi-function,
programmable clock. Before you can
use any of festival's clock functions,
you must first set the correct time.
Press the
Press the
button to access all clock
functions and controls.
Selector Buttons
Setting the time of day
Press and release the or Time button to
adjust by one minute at a time.
Press and hold the or T ime button for a fast
Press and hold the or T ime button for a fast
scroll through time.
Option Buttons
Note: T ime of day must be set first using
Selector buttons before setting wake times.
To wake up to music
To wake up to music
The Wake mode automatically turns Festival on
and begins playing music at any time you choose.
Press
Press
button to
mode.
Press the or wake/button until desired wake
time is displayed in the message bar.
Select the music source you wish to wake to.
Select the music source you wish to wake to.
If waking to the CD, make sure CDs are loaded
and sequenced as desired.
Lightly press POWER on the unit or the remote
to place Festival in Standby mode.
Festival automatically turns itself on and begins
Festival automatically turns itself on and begins
playing the selected source at the set time each
day until the wake function is turned off.
Press
Press
button to
mode.
To set Sleep timer
In Sleep mode, Festival dims its screen and plays
music from the selected source for a designated
amount of time, then turns itself off.
Press
Press
button repeatedly until desired
play time is displayed
(
,
,o r
minutes).
When time has expired, Festival places itself in
Standby, allowing Wake and Sleep functions to
not interfere with each other.
To turn off Sleep function
To turn off Sleep function
Press
button repeatedly until
appears in the display.
To select a time standard
To select a time standard
Press repeatedly until desired time display appears.
Shows time in 12 hour time.
(with a.m. or p.m.)
Shows time in 24 hour (“military”) time.
Shows time in 24 hour (“military”) time.
(no a.m. and p.m.)
Turns Clock display off.
Turns Clock display off.
Set The Time
Aux
CD
Surround
Bass Treble
Tuner
PM
TIME
WAKE
TIME
Clock
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Component Audio System
Harman Kardon
Festival 60/80
FESTIVAL 60/80 CONTROLS SURROUND SETUP
Select a Source
Aux
CD
Surround
Bass Treble
Tuner
CD
TRACK
TIME
Surround Setup
Option Buttons
To turn rear speakers on or off
Press to activate surround speakers (displaysays
) or deactivate (displaysays
).
Note: If no surround speakers are connected,this
setting should be NO. When they are connected,
do not use this feature to mute their output.
To turn center speaker on or off
To turn center speaker on or off
Press to activate
or deactivate
center
speaker. When the center speaker is turned off,
Festival automatically generates a “phantom
center” from the right and left front speakers.
Note: If no center speaker is connected,this
Note: If no center speaker is connected,this
setting should be NO. When a center speaker is
connected,do not use this feature to mute its
output.
To turn test tone on or off
To turn test tone on or off
Press to turn test tone
or
.
Use the Play Control buttons to select and adjust
the output of the speakers until the volume is
equal from all speakers.
To adjust the output level of individualspeakers in
To adjust the output level of individualspeakers in
surround mode, press
to
.
Press
to select speaker to adjust.
Press
to adjust speaker output.
Repeat until all output levels are equal from
all speakers.
Play Controls
Adjusting the reference speaker level
When test tone is
, you should hear a static-
like hiss from the left front speaker and the LF
light on the display willblink. This is the reference
speaker and can only be adjusted from the main
volume control on the amplifier.
Selecting other speakers for level adjustment
Press and release to select individual speakers
test tone adjustment. Press and hold to move
continuously between speakers for easy
comparison.
Adjusting other speaker levels
Adjusting other speaker levels
Press and release to incrementally adjust the test
tone level for the selected speaker. Press and hold
for continuous adjustment.
Level
Level
Select
Select
LR
RR
RF
CNTR
LEVEL
LF
LR
RR
RF
CNTR
LEVEL
LF
for
Remote Surround Sound Functions
The remote duplicates some
Sound buttons on the control
to select and adjust some
while you are seated in
perfect customization.
Tuner
Wrap
Mute
Surround
Power
Sleep
Center
CD
Aux
festival 80 remote
the
Surround
listening
of
unit.
the Surround
Use
Setup
area
the remote
features
for
Festival 80 Only
Festival allows you to customize the Surround
Sound features to suit your personal needs.
Press the Surround button, then the setup
button to access Surround Sound functions
and controls.
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