Harman-Kardon HK3490 owner manual Headphones, Speaker 1/2, Source Selection, Operation

OPERATION

should be heard most clearly at a point exactly midway between the left and right speakers, unless the artist has mixed the recording in a way that pans sounds to one side or the other. If your speakers are not placed the same distance from the listening position, or if your room has other unusual characteristics, gently press the Balance Control knob until it unlatches and pops out. Then turn it counterclockwise to move the sound toward the left speaker or clockwise to move the sound toward the right speaker. See Figure 33.

Figure 33 – Balance Control

The Balance Control reduces the level of the speaker opposite the pointer. For example, turning the knob from the midpoint toward “R” reduces the level of the left speaker, leaving the right speaker unaffected. If two pairs of speakers are connected to the HK 3490, then both will be affected.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Do not attempt to install the front-panel covers with the Tone and Balance Control knobs in the unlatched position. Gently press each knob until it latches. When locked, the controls cannot be adjusted, preventing inadvertent changes to your desired settings.

Headphones

Plug the 1/4" plug on a pair of headphones into the headphone jack on the front of the receiver for private listening. See Figure 34.

Figure 34 – Headphone Jack

Speaker 1/2

The HK 3490 may be used with up to two pairs of speakers for additional sound power in the main listening room or if you wish to place the second pair of speakers in another room, or even outdoors (when you select weather-resistant loudspeakers). Select each pair of speakers by pressing its associated button on either the front panel or remote. See Figure 35.

Figure 35 – Speaker 1/2 Buttons

Press the button a second time to deactivate that pair of speakers. You may activate both speaker pairs simultaneously, or deactivate both pairs for private listening through the headphones. When either of the speaker pairs are deactivated, if the corresponding Subwoofer Trigger Output is connected to the subwoofer and the corresponding Subwoofer Link

Switch is on, the trigger signal will be deactivated, turning off the subwoofer amplifier and conserving energy when the subwoofer is not needed.

Source Selection

Select a source device connected to the HK 3490 for playback by pressing its associated button on the front panel or remote control. See Figure 36.

Figure 36 – Source Selectors

To enjoy video sources, make sure to connect the device’s composite video output to the correct Video Input on the HK 3490. In addition, connect the HK 3490’s Video Monitor Output to an input on your television or video display.

To select whether the source will use its analog audio input or one of the digital audio inputs, press and hold the front-panel Source Selector and simultaneously tap the front-panel T-Mon Button repeatedly until the desired input appears in the Message Display. Audio input selection requires use of the front-panel controls and cannot be selected using the remote control.

To select a device connected to either the front- or rear-panel Video 3 Inputs, press the front-panel or remote Video 3 Source Selector repeatedly to toggle between the front- and rear-panel Video 3 Inputs, as indicated in the front-panel display. When the front-panel inputs are not in use, you may snap the supplied cover over them. Remove the cover by pressing on the left side until it pivots outward.

If you have connected a three-head tape deck to the Tape/CDR Inputs, you may monitor a recording while it is being made so that you can confirm that the correct program material is being recorded and make any necessary adjustments to the recording level. Press the T-Mon Button on the front panel to hear playback from the tape deck’s playback head. When the recording is being monitored, the T-MON message will flash. Press the T-Mon Button again to hear the original source.

NOTES:

•The HK 3490 is not an audio/video surround sound receiver. It is only capable of playing source programs in one- or two- channel formats, and any information encoded in additional channels will be lost. The HK 3490 cannot decode digital surround-sound programs. If you have connected the analog audio and composite video outputs of a DVD player to the HK 3490, remember to select two-channel audio in the DVD player and disc menus. However, you may press the DSP Surround Button to select a Dolby Virtual Surround mode (Reference or Wide) to expand the presentation of the sound field even though only two main loudspeakers are in use.

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