JBL HARMONY User manual

Harmony™
s i m p l e s e t u p g u i d e
(230V)
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t h a n k y o u . . .
Caution:
Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly
replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent
type recommended by the equipment
manufacturer.
Discard used batteries according to
manufacturer’s instructions.
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t a b l e o f c o n t e n t s
1. Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
What’s Included . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Connect Antennas to Harmony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Connect AC Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
12-Volt Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Battery Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Car-Cord Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Remote-Control-Battery Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2. Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
To Turn Harmony On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Mute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3. CD Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
To Skip to a Different Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
To Scan Within the Same Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
To Pause the CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
To Stop the CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
To Play the Tracks of a CD in Random Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
To Repeat the Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4. Tuner Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
To Switch Between AM and FM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
To Tune to a Particular Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
To Set Up to 8 AM and 8 FM Stations in Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
To Have the Tuner Search for the Next Strong Station . . . . . . . . . . 8
If a Selected FM Station Is a Little Noisy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5. Clock and Alarm Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
To Change the Clock to a 24-Hour Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
To Set Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
To Turn on Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
To Choose Which Music Source Is Turned On
When the Alarm Activates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
To Turn Off Activated Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
6. Additional Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Additional Remote Functions – Sleep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Additional Remote Functions – Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Auxiliary Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connect Cassette Deck, TV or Hi-Fi VCR to Harmony . . . . . . . . . 11
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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JBL Harmony.
what’s included
Remote with battery. FM and AM antennas. AC cord.
1 . g e t t i n g s t a r t e d
Car cord. Battery.
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connect antennas to Harmony
1 . g e t t i n g s t a r t e d , c o n t .
connect AC cord
remote-control-battery installation
Push small tab
toward
battery slot.
Pull battery
drawer out. Insert new battery
with “+” side up, and
slide battery drawer
back into remote.
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12 -volt o peration: Harmony is also designed to work with 12-volt DC power sources such as a car battery or the supplied battery pack.
ca r- c o rd conn ection
battery connection charging t he battery
A fully charged battery will power Harmony
for approximately 4 – 6 hours*. The battery will charge when plugged into an AC outlet; charging time is 8 – 12 hours.
*Actual battery life may vary depending upon actual use, charge
status and ambient temperature.
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volume
To raise volume:
Turn control on
Harmony clockwise or
push “+” on the
remote control. To lower volume:
Turn volume control
on Harmony
counterclockwise or
push “–” on the
remote control.
mute
To lower volume completely:
Push “Mute” on the remote
control, causing the power
indicator to flash. When
“Mute” is pushed again, the
volume will return to its
original level.
2 . o p e r a t i o n
to tur n Harmony on, p us h either ”AUX,“ ”AM/FM, “ ”CD,“ ”play“ or ”Ala rm Off“ on Harm ony or the
re mo te (or pus h ”eject“ on Ha rmony or ”Standby“ on remote)
Harmony. Remote. Harmony. Remote. Harmony. Remote.
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1. Push “CD” on
Harmony and/or 3. Push “Play” on
Harmony or the remote control.
(The drawer will close
automatically.)
4. Push or on
Harmony or the remote control
until the number of
the desired track
appears in the display.
to s ca n within
th e same tra ck
Push or
on Harmony or the remote control.
to pause the CD
Push “Pause” on
Harmony or the remote control.
Push ”Play“ to resume
playing the CD.
to stop the CD
Push “Stop” on
Harmony or the remote control.
to play the tr acks of a CD
in rand om order
Push “Random” on
the remote. Harmony
will automatically
delete each track it
has played.
to repeat the di sc
Push “Repeat” on the
remote. Push ”Repeat“
again to repeat a single
track only. The ”Repeat“
indicator will flash.
Note: If “Random” and
“Repeat” are both
engaged, the CD player
will randomly play the
disc, deleting all played
tracks, until the disc is
finished. It will then
randomly play the disc
again.
3 . C D o p e r a t i o n
push “Eject” on
Harmony.
2. Insert CD. Gently
push down until CD
locks into place.
to skip to a different trac k
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H a r m o n y
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the remote
control.
to switch between AM
and FM
Push “AM/FM” on
Harmony or the remote control.
to tune to a partic ular
station
Push or on
Harmony or the remote control.
To search rapidly,
hold down
the or button.
4 . t u n e r o p e r a t i o n
Push “AM/FM” on
Harmony or
Push and hold or
for one second on
Harmony or
the remote. Release
the button when
scanning begins.
The tuner will
automatically
advance to the
next station that has
a strong signal.
to have the tuner search for
the next stron g station if a selected FM station
is a little n ois y
Push “Mono” on the
remote. This will play
the selected station
without any stereo
separation, but there
will be much less
background noise.
to s et u p to 8 AM and 8 FM stations in m emory
1. Push or on
Harmony 2. Tune to station
that you wish to place
in memory.
or remote to
choose desired
preset location.
3. Push ”Store“ on
Harmony.
4. To skip between
preset stations
push or .
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5 . c l o c k a n d a l a r m o p e r a t i o n
setting th e cl ock
1. Press and release the
”Clock Set“ button. 2. While ”Set“ is displayed, push to
adjust the minute.
3. Push to adjust
the hour.
to change the clo ck to a 24-hour dis pla y
1. Push and release the
”Clock Set“ button.
2. While ”Set“ is
displayed, push and
hold the ”Clock Set“
button for one second.
3. Repeat the
procedure to
change back to a
12-hour display.
to set ala rm 1
1. Push ”Alarm Set“
until ”Alarm 1“ flashes
in the display.
2.While ”Set“ is
displayed, push to
adjust the minute.
3. Push to adjust
the hour.
to set alarm 2
1. Push ”Alarm Set“
until ”Alarm 2“ flashes
in the display.
2. While ”Set“ is dis-
played, push to
adjust the minute.
3. Push to adjust
the hour.
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to choose whic h music source is
turned on when the alarm activate s
1. Set the alarm time
as described earlier.
2. Make sure that
is chosen as
the alarm mode.
to tur n off activated alarm
1. Push ”Snooze“ on
Harmony or 2. Push ”Alarm Off.“ The alarm will then
reset and activate
again at the set time
the next day.
the remote to
temporarily shut off
alarm. The alarm
will sound again
in 5 minutes.
3. Push ”AM/FM“ or
”CD“to choose the
wake-up source.
4.Turn Harmony off.
1. Push ”Alarm 1“ on
Harmony or the
remote until the
appears in the display
to wake to music or
until the appears to
wake to tone alarm.
2. Push until symbols
disappear to
turn off the alarm.
to turn on alarm 1
1. Push ”Alarm 2“ on
Harmony or the
remote until the
appears in the display
to wake to music or
until the appears to
wake to tone alarm.
2. Push until symbols
disappear to turn off
the alarm.
to tu rn on al arm 2
5 . c l o c k a n d a l a r m o p e r a t i o n , c o n t .
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Push to turn off
the CD time display
or tuner display. When
Harmony is off,
pushing will light
up the clock display for
five seconds.
6 . a d d i t i o n a l f e a t u r e s
auxiliary input
additional remote functions
Harmony provides an
auxiliary audio input.
sleep
Push ”Sleep“ to turn
the unit off after the
selected amount of
time in 10-minute
increments for up
to 90 minutes.
To turn off sleep mode,
push ”Sleep“ until
”00“ is indicated
in display.
display
This input allows for
the hookup of a
cassette deck, hi-fi
VCR, CD changer,
computer or another
audio source.
connect cassett e deck, TV or hi-fi VCR t o Harmo ny
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Power Output:
40 watts total system power @ .1% THD
10 watts/channel,
20 watts/subwoofer
Frequency Response:
60Hz – 20kHz (–6dB)
Auxiliary Input Impedance:
47k ohms
Auxiliary Input Sensitivity:
500mV
Dimensions (H x W x D):
10-1/4 x 12-3/8 x 9-1/2"
260 x 314 x 241mm
Weight:
14.8 lbs
6.6 kg
JBL Consumer Products
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©1997 JBL, Incorporated.
JBL is a registered trademark of JBL, Incorporated.
Printed in USA 10/97 Part No. HARMONYOM230V
s p e c i f i c a t i o n s
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