User manual HARMAN KARDON CH141

[. . . ] Designed and engineered by Harman Kardon, the CH141 is the world's first audio CD recorder with 4x speed capability. This means that it will take only 15 minutes to copy a 60-minute disc. The CH141 not only records with the highest speed and quality available but it is also an audiophile CD player. Through the use of audiophile-grade digital-to-analog converters (DACs), the CH141's performance rivals the most sophisticated high-end players. [. . . ] However, discs that have been recorded in the CD-R drive of a computer may be played in the CH141, provided that they have been properly finalized in accordance with audio standard IEC958. Discs that bear this logo or whose packaging is labeled with "Digital Audio" and "CD-R" or "CD Recordable" may be recorded on one time, and when they are finalized they will play in either deck in the CH141 or in any conventional CD player, including home, car and portable models. The Record Deck % on the CH141 may also be used to record on these discs, and it will play CD-R/Audio discs even if they have not been finalized. Recordable Note that the CH141 is specifically designed for the recording and playback of consumer audio discs, and cannot be used to copy data discs, DVD discs, or other optical discs used by videoor computer-game systems. CDR Terminology and Display Messages Compact disc recording has its own special terminology, and some of the messages you will see when using the CH141 may be new to you. Before using the CH141, you may wish to familiarize yourself with some of the terms used by the CH141. Additional error message displays may occasionally appear. Please see page 23 for a complete explanation of those messages. Finalize: This term refers to the process that completes the recording of a disc by recording a final Table of Contents and preparing the disc so that it may be played on other machines. A CD-R disc may not be played on other CD players until it is finalized. However, once the finalization process is complete, a CD-R disc may not be recorded on again. CD-RW discs only may be "Unfinalized, so that additional tracks may " be recorded on a disc. ReWritable Discs that bear this logo or whose packaging is labeled with "Digital Audio" and "CD-RW" or "CD Rewritabel" may be recorded, and they may also be erased and reused. They may be recorded on or played on the Record Deck % of the CH141 and in other CD-RW recorders or CD-RW compatible players. Using The Remote The CH141's infrared remote control is designed to operate both CD decks, as well as control the playback programming and record functions. To allow for efficient use of the remote, it's operation is different from standard CD players. Some buttons are dedicated to one specific CD deck, while others are shared between the two decks. No matter which deck is playing, the Play Deck (CDP) and Record Deck (CDR) Display 1U and Open/Close buttons 2T will always send a command to their respective deck. The other transport and programming functions, however, are shared. To use any of the transport controls, such as Play 9, Stop N, Pause O or the Search and Skip buttons 58PR, the Numeric Keys F or the Programming Keys 467AH, first press either the CDP button 3 to command the Play Deck 3 or the CDR button S to command the Record Deck %. When the button is pressed, a message reading CDP or CDR will appear in the appropriate Information Display K to confirm the selection. To switch the remote from controlling one deck to controlling the other, simply press the Select button 3S for the deck you wish to control at any time. Note that features relating to the recording process, such as Speed I and the double row of record-function buttons in the center of the remote BCDEJKLM and the Single/Dual buttons 6Q are dedicated feature buttons that do not require any special selection. Labeled Surface To close the drawer, press the appropriate Open/Close button 7 $2T or gently press on the outside of the front cover of the disc tray. When the drawer is closed the word CLOSE will appear momentarily in the Information Display K, and the letters TOC will begin to flash in the display once the drawer s completely closed. If the disc is a standard CD or a finalized CD-R or CD-RW disc, TOC will flash while the unit reads the disc's Table of Contents information. [. . . ] To start the erasure, press the Select button 9* and note that the Erase Indicator V will stop flashing. The erasure process takes about a minute, and it is complete when the Information Display resets to 00 00:00 and the Erase Indicator V goes out. The disc is now totally erased and may be reused. Erasing a Single Track The individual tracks on a CD-RW disc may be erased one at a time, starting with the last track on the disk, or you may erase more than one track. [. . . ]