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Part #1111-HKSIG15ML
HA160-0008-A
1.5 Two-Channel Bridgeable Amplifier
Owner’s Manual
Signature 1.5 Two-Channel
Bridgeable Amplifier
Owner’s Manual
Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Unpacking and Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Front Panel Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Rear Panel Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installation and Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Service Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Troubleshooting Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Unpacking and Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Front Panel Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Rear Panel Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installation and Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Service Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Troubleshooting Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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Signature 1.5
Congratulations! As the owner of a Harman Kardon
Signature Series 1.5 Power Amplifier, you have at your
command a unique product. The 1.5 has been carefully
designed to deliver the best possible sonic performance,
along with outstanding industrial design, that matches
other Harman Kardon Signature Series products and
complements any interior design.
Signature Series 1.5 Power Amplifier, you have at your
command a unique product. The 1.5 has been carefully
designed to deliver the best possible sonic performance,
along with outstanding industrial design, that matches
other Harman Kardon Signature Series products and
complements any interior design.
In order to fully enjoy the performance of your amplifier,
please take a few minutes to read this owner’s manual. It
contains important information that will help you to
make certain that the amplifier is properly connected to
the rest of the equipment in your system.
please take a few minutes to read this owner’s manual. It
contains important information that will help you to
make certain that the amplifier is properly connected to
the rest of the equipment in your system.
If you have any questions about this product or its
installation and operation, please contact your retailer or
custom installer. They are your best sources of product
information.
installation and operation, please contact your retailer or
custom installer. They are your best sources of product
information.
You may also contact Harman Kardon via the World Wide
Web at www.harmankardon.com
Web at www.harmankardon.com
Welcome to the Harman Kardon family. We wish you
many years of listening pleasure!
many years of listening pleasure!
Description and Features
The Signature Series 1.5 is a flexible, state-of-the-art audio
power amplifier designed to deliver high performance for
use in home theater or music reproduction applications.
The following are among its many features:
power amplifier designed to deliver high performance for
use in home theater or music reproduction applications.
The following are among its many features:
■ Designed and manufactured in the United States
■ High-current output capability
■ Two channels with bridgeable outputs
■ Ultrawide bandwidth design
■ Low negative feedback
■ Low harmonic and intermodulation distortion
■ Massive heat sinks for quiet convection cooling
■ High-current power supply
■ Remote turn-on/turn-off circuitry with select Signature
Series and Harman Kardon products or through
optional accessories
optional accessories
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