Harman HK3770AN Users Manual

HK3700/HK3770

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Place the Stereo Receiver

• Place the Stereo receiver on a firm and level surface. Be certain that the surface and any mounting hardware can support the
Stereo receiver’s weight.

• Provide proper space above, below, behind and to the sides of the Stereo receiver for ventilation. Maintain a clearance of at least 12"
(30cm) on each side of, above and behind the unit.

• If you install the Stereo receiver in a cabinet or other enclosed area, provide cooling air within the cabinet. Under some circumstances,
a fan may be required.

• Do not obstruct the ventilation slots on the top of the Stereo receiver or place objects directly over them.

• Do not place the Stereo receiver directly on a carpeted surface.

• Do not place the Stereo receiver in moist or humid locations, in extremely hot or cold locations, in areas near heaters or heat registers,
or in direct sunlight.

NOTE: For complete information about using all of your HK3700 and HK3770, download the HK3700 and HK3770 Owner’s Manual from
www.harmankardon.com.

Quick Start Guide

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Connections

CAUTION: Before making any connections to the Stereo receiver, ensure that the Stereo receiver’s AC cord is unplugged from the
Stereo receiver and the AC outlet. Making connections with the Stereo receiver plugged in and turned on could damage the speakers.

HK 3700

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5 6 7 8

2 3 4

RIGHT LEFT

REC OUT PREOUT

RIGHT LEFT

9

1) FM and AM radio antenna
connectors

2) RJ45 Network connector

3) Remote IR and subwoofer
trigger connectors

4) AC input connector

5) Phono input

6) Analog audio inputs

7) Rec Out output

8) Subwoofer output

9) Speaker 1 & 2 outputs

HK 3770

1

6 7 8 9

Place Your Speakers

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2 43 5

REC OUT PREOUT

Determine the locations for your system’s speakers
according to their manufacturer’s directions and
the layout of your listening room.
Use the illustrations below as a guide for

2.1 channel system.

For more detailed speaker placement information,
download the complete Stereo receiver Owner’s
Manual from www.harmankardon.com.

RIGHT LEFT

RIGHT LEFT

10

1) FM and AM radio antenna
connectors

2) RJ45 Network connector

OPTICAL 1COAXIAL

OPTICAL 2

3) Digital audio input
connector

4) Remote IR and subwoofer
trigger connectors

5) AC input connector

6) Phono input

7) Analog audio inputs

8) Rec Out output

9) Subwoofer output

10) Speaker 1 & 2 outputs

Connect Your Speakers

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How to use the Stereo receiver speaker terminals:

1. Unscrew Cap 2. Insert Bare Wire 3. Tighten Cap

Wire with black
stripe is ‘_’ terminal

Always connect the colored (+) terminal on the Stereo
receiver to the (+) terminal on the speaker (usually
red), and the black (–) terminal on the Stereo receiver
to the (–) terminal on the speaker (usually black).

IMPORTANT: Make sure the ( + ) and ( – ) bare wires do
not touch each other or the other terminal. Touching
wires can cause a short circuit that can damage your
Stereo receiver. Connect the speakers as shown in the
illustration.

Front Right

speaker

RIGHT LEFT

RIGHT LEFT

OPTICAL 1COAXIAL OPTICAL 2

Front left

speaker

Connect a subwoofer (optional)

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Use a single RCA audio cable to connect subwoofer to your Stereo receiver’s Subwoofer Pre-Out connector, as shown in the illustration below.
Consult your subwoofer’s user manual for specific information about making connections to it.

OPTICAL 1COAXIAL

OPTICAL 2

RIGHT LEFT

RIGHT LEFT

Subwoofer

Connect your audio source device

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A source device is a component where an audio playback signal originates
from, like a CD player, DVD player, Cable, Satellite or HDTV boxes, Tuner,
etc. Your Stereo receiver has several different types of input connectors to
accommodate to those different components: Phono input, analog audio
inputs, optical digital audio inputs (HK3770 only) and coaxial digital audio
input (HK3770 only). The Analog audio input are not labeled for specific
types of source devices but they are labeled numerically from A1 to A5
(AUX inputs)

Your Stereo receiver's various auxiliary (AUX) analog inputs can be selected
by the remote control using the AUX button. Simply press the AUX button
to cycle between the various inputs:

AUX 1 --> AUX 2 --> AUX3 ... AUX5 --> AUX1

KH 3770 only: Your Stereo receiver's digital audio inputs label on the
back panel of the stereo receiver COAXIAL, OPTICAL 1 and OPTICAL 2 can
be selected by the remote control using the DIGITAL button. Simply press
the Digital button to cycle between the various inputs:

COAXIAL --> OPTICAL 1 --> OPTICAL 2 --> COAXIAL

Note: the other sources of the Stereo receiver like Phono input, FM/AM
tuner, Internet radio Vtuner, USB audio play back, Bluetooth and Network
DLNA have direct access buttons on the remote control.

RIGHT LEFT

RIGHT LEFT

OPTICAL 1COAXIAL

OPTICAL 2

USB and iOS Devices

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Use the Stereo receiver’s front-panel USB port to connect an iPod, iPhone or iPad using an Apple cable (not supplied) or to connect a USB flash
drive with music content (MP3, AAC, WMA or WAV format only). You can play audio files from your apple device or USB flash drive, and use the
Stereo receiver’s remote to control playback.