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Connect the supplied antenna (the
wire lead) to a 300

Ω

/75

Ω

adapter and

connect the adapter to the 75

Ω

FM

antenna terminal, as shown in the
Rear Panel Connection Diagram.
Change the position of the antenna
until you get the best reception of your
favorite stations.

An outdoor FM antenna may be used
to further improve the quality of
reception. Disconnect the indoor
antenna before replacing it with the
outdoor one. A 75

Ω

/300

Ω

adaptor

must be used.

Tune in your favorite AM station and
position the loop antenna for best
reception. Try other stations and find
the position that gives the best overall

reception. When this unit is mounted
in a rack or placed on a shelf with
sufficient space behind, hang the
antenna on a wall in the direction
which gives the best reception.

NOTE: If noise is heard during AM
reception, move the antenna for better
reception. To prevent undesired noise,
the AM LOOP ANTENNA should be
located away from the remote control
cord over 12 inches (30cm).

This input is provided for any source
you want to hear. An additional
compact disc player, tape recorder,
TV video cassette recorder (VCR), etc.
can be plugged into these jacks.

Connect the output cables of a
compact disc player to these jacks.

Connect the line output of your
CASSETTE DECK to these jacks.

Connect the line input of your
CASSETTE DECK to these jacks.

Connect these jacks to the
corresponding AUDIO OUTPUT jacks
of your TV (if available) or VCR.

Connect these jacks to the
corresponding AUDIO OUTPUT jacks
of a VCR.

Connect these jacks to the
corresponding AUDIO INPUT jacks of
a VCR.

Connect this jack to the REMOTE IN
jack on a Harman Kardon component.
Use one of the accessory mini-plug
cables.
You can control many other Harman
Kardon components in your system
using the HK3250 remote
commander.

Connect a Harman Kardon HE 1000
remote I.R. sensor to this jack. You
can operate the unit by remote
commander through the adaptor. It is
convenient when the unit is located in
a separate room.

When a separate power amplifier is
used to drive the speakers, connect
the power amplifier input to these
jacks.

Two pair of speaker terminals are
provided. For primary speakers
connect the left (L) and right (R)
speakers to the speaker 1 terminals.
Make sure that the positive (+) and
negative (-) terminals on the speaker
are connected to the corresponding
terminals on the receiver. If you wish
to use another pair of speakers with
the receiver, connect this pair to the
speaker 2 terminals.

Plug this cord in AC outlet on a wall.

This outlet provides AC power. The
AC power is switched by the power
button. Use this outlet for a CD player
or a cassette deck.
PLEASE NOTE: Do not plug irons or
toasters or other products with high
power consumption into these
outlets.

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AM LOOP ANTENNA SETTING

Stand and place it on a shelf
or hang it on a wall.

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1 Press the POWER button to turn

the power ON, the display panel
will then light up.
• When using the POWER button

on the remote control turn the unit
off, the unit will go into STANDBY
mode. 

2 Select the desired program source

with the INPUT FUNCTION
SELECTOR buttons and the
selected input function appears in
the display.

3 When the TAPE MONITOR button

is set to ON so that the TAPE
indicator lights up, the selected
program source cannot be heard
from the speakers.

To listen to a program source
other than cassette deck be sure
to set the TAPE MONITOR button
to OFF.

4 Adjust the volume to a comfortable

listening level with the VOLUME
control or VOLUME UP/DOWN
buttons on the remote control.

5 For private listening, insert a 1/4

inch plug of the headphone into the
HEADPHONE jack.
• When the headphones are

plugged, sound from the
speakers is cut off.

You can use auto, manual or preset
tuning to select a radio station.

If broadcast signals are strong and
there is no interference, auto tuning is
possible.
1 Press the FM or AM button to

select the desired band.

2 Press the SEEK STEREO button

and AUTO will illuminate in the
display.

3 Press the TUNE UP/DOWN button.

Tuning will start automatically and
stop at a broadcast station
frequency with sufficient signal
strength.

Auto tuning may be impossible if the
broadcast signal is weak. If so, use
manual tuning.
1 Press the FM or AM button to

select the desired band.

2 Press the SEEK/STEREO button

and AUTO will go out in the display.

3 Press the UP or DOWN

TUNE/PRESET button until the
desired station frequency is
reached.
• Each time the button is pressed,

the frequency changes by a step.

• When the button is kept pressed,

the frequency changes
continuously in sequence.

The receiver has a memory for up to
30 preset stations.
If the station frequencies are stored in
this memory, they can be tuned in by
a simplified procedure.

Up to 30 stations can be preset at
random, regardless of the reception
band.
1 Tune in the station to be

memorized using the auto or
manual tuning.

2 Press the MEMORY button, then

the MEMORY indicator lights up for
5 seconds.

3 Select the channel number with the

UP or DOWN TUNE/PRESET
NUMERIC buttons on the remote
while the MEMORY indicator is lit,
then the selected channel number
lights up.

4 Press the MEMORY button to

memorize the station.
• When using the NUMERIC

buttons on the remote, the station
is memorized without pressing
the MEMORY button again.

• When selecting one digit channel

number with the NUMERIC
buttons, press the corresponding
number without “0”.

5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 to preset other

stations.

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Select the channel number of the
desired preset station with the UP or
DOWN TUNE/PRESET or NUMERIC
buttons on the remote control unit.

1 Press the PRESET SCAN button

on the remote control unit to listen
to the preset stations.

2 The receiver will start scanning the

stations in the preset sequence
and each station is received for 4
seconds.

3 At the desired station, press again

to stop scanning.

NOTES:
• If the end of the frequency range is

reached during the auto or manual
tuning, tuning will continue from the
opposite end.

• When FM stereo broadcasts are

poor, select the FM mono mode
with the SEEK/STEREO button so
that the AUTO indicator goes out.

• When memorizing a new station,

the previously memorized station
on the same channel number is
cleared.

• In the event of a power failure or

when the receiver is disconnected
from the AC outlet, the memorized
stations are maintained for
approximately 2 weeks.

1 Select the program source to be

recorded with the INPUT
FUNCTION SELECTOR buttons.

2 Start recording on the cassette

deck.

3 Play back the desired program

source.
• The volume, balance, bass and

treble settings have no effect on
the recording or dubbing.

• When recording is performed on

a 3-head cassette deck, the
recorded sound can be monitored
through the speakers by pressing
the TAPE MONITOR button to
ON.

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The infrared beam is emitted forward
from this window when you press any
button on the commander. For the
remote controls to function properly,
always face this window toward the
remote sensor window on the receiver
and do not obstruct this window with
any material.

Press this button to turn the power on
and off.
Automatic power on: When you press
the input function buttons (CD,
TUNER, TAPE, TV/AUX, VCR 1, 
VCR 2) in STANDBY mode, the power
is automatically turned on and the
function is selected.

Press these buttons to tune the
receiver up or down.

Button for scanning preset station
frequencies.

These buttons can be used for preset
tuning in TUNER mode.
Preset tuning: Select one of 30
preset locations.

For a CD PLAYER: DISC (DISC
SELECTOR is available for the
Harman Kardon FL8400, FL8450 CD
changer), PLAY, PAUSE, STOP,
BACKWARD SKIP, FORWARD SKIP,
A-B and INTRO buttons are available.
When selecting a disc, press the
DISC button.

Press the button to select the desired
input function. The available buttons
are CD, TUNER, TAPE MON, 
TV / AUX, VCR 1, and VCR 2.

For a cassette deck:
PAUSE/RECORD, STOP, REVERSE
PLAY, FORWARD PLAY, REWIND,
FAST FORWARD buttons are
available.

Press to adjust volume levels.

Press once and the display dims,
press again and it turns off. Press a
third time and it goes on.

Set the receiver to automatically turn
off after 10, 20, 30, 60, or 90 minutes.
Each time the button is pressed, the
setting is advanced as below.

The display will dim when the sleep
function has been set.

Press this button to silence the
speakers temporarily. The volume
indicator blinks. Press again to restore
the same listening level as before.

This battery case is provided as the
power source for the commander. To
remove the cover, press it down with
your thumb and pull it toward the back
side. Two UM-3, size “AA” or R6 1.5V
dry batteries are used. When loading
the batteries, make sure that the
polarity is correct. Remove the
batteries from the case if the remote
commander will not be used for a long
time.

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